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1971-72 NBA Season Overview

Leagues Basketball NBA 1972 Season Overview

The 1971–72 NBA season was the 26th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. As the 25th anniversary of the founding of the modern NBA, the league unveiled a new logo, inspired by the logo of Major League Baseball, to commemorate the occasion. It features the white silhouette of a basketball player dribbling, framed by red and blue. Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers was used as the model for the logo. Coincidentally, Jerry West would win the only NBA Championship of his career during the season.

The 1971–72 NBA season was the 26th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. As the 25th anniversary of the founding of the modern NBA, the league unveiled a new logo, inspired by the logo of Major League Baseball, to commemorate the occasion. It features the white silhouette of a basketball player dribbling, framed by red and blue. Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers was used as the model for the logo. Coincidentally, Jerry West would win the only NBA Championship of his career during the season.

Other basketball leagues in 1972:
ABA

1972 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers

1972 Los Angeles Lakers

1972 NBA Season
Los Angeles Lakers

17 teams competed during the regular season

Los Angeles Lakers defeated New York Knicks for the championship

Commissioner

J. Walter Kennedy

Union Director

Player President

Oscar Robertson

1972 NBA Draft

Pick Player Team

1 LaRue Martin Trail Blazers

2 Bob McAdoo Braves

3 Dwight Davis Cavaliers

4 Corky Calhoun Suns

5 Fred Boyd 76ers

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