The Boston Celtics are the reining champions after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in last season finals. In addition, the Boston Celtics is the team with most NBA championships with 18 titles, followed by Los Angeles Lakers with 17.
Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors have seven championships, with notable victories in recent years such as 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022. The Chicago Bulls boast a perfect record with six championships won in the 1990s. The San Antonio Spurs have five championships, while other teams with multiple championships include the Philadelphia 76ers, the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat with three titles each and the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks with two apiece.
Here is the complete list of all the NBA champions:
- 2024: Boston Celtics
- 2023: Denver Nuggets
- 2022: Golden State Warriors
- 2021: Milwaukee Bucks
- 2020: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2019: Toronto Raptors
- 2018: Golden State Warriors
- 2017: Golden State Warriors
- 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2015: Golden State Warriors
- 2014: San Antonio Spurs
- 2013: Miami Heat
- 2012: Miami Heat
- 2011: Dallas Mavericks
- 2010: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2009: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2008: Boston Celtics
- 2007: San Antonio Spurs
- 2006: Miami Heat
- 2005: San Antonio Spurs
- 2004: Detroit Pistons
- 2003: San Antonio Spurs
- 2002: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2001: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2000: Los Angeles Lakers
- 1999: San Antonio Spurs
- 1998: Chicago Bulls
- 1997: Chicago Bulls
- 1996: Chicago Bulls
- 1995: Houston Rockets
- 1994: Houston Rockets
- 1993: Chicago Bulls
- 1992: Chicago Bulls
- 1991: Chicago Bulls
- 1990: Detroit Pistons
- 1989: Detroit Pistons
- 1988: Los Angeles Lakers
- 1987: Los Angeles Lakers
- 1986: Boston Celtics
- 1985: Los Angeles Lakers
- 1984: Boston Celtics
- 1983: Philadelphia 76ers
- 1982: Los Angeles Lakers
- 1981: Boston Celtics
- 1980: Los Angeles Lakers
- 1979: Seattle SuperSonics
- 1978: Washington Bullets
- 1977: Portland Trail Blazers
- 1976: Boston Celtics
- 1975: Golden State Warriors
- 1974: Boston Celtics
- 1973: New York Knicks
- 1972: Los Angeles Lakers
- 1971: Milwaukee Bucks
- 1970: New York Knicks
- 1969: Boston Celtics
- 1968: Boston Celtics
- 1967: Philadelphia 76ers
- 1966: Boston Celtics
- 1965: Boston Celtics
- 1964: Boston Celtics
- 1963: Boston Celtics
- 1962: Boston Celtics
- 1961: Boston Celtics
- 1960: Boston Celtics
- 1959: Boston Celtics
- 1958: St. Louis Hawks
- 1957: Boston Celtics
- 1956: Philadelphia Warriors
- 1955: Syracuse Nationals
- 1954: Minneapolis Lakers
- 1953: Minneapolis Lakers
- 1952: Minneapolis Lakers
- 1951: Rochester Royals
- 1950: Minneapolis Lakers
- 1949: Minneapolis Lakers