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1 This player averaged 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. He was also a six time NBA champion. Who was the greatest "A" player?
Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor was born in 1947 in Harlem, New York. He went to UCLA before becoming the first overall pick in the 1969 draft, and was taken by the Milwaukee Bucks. He won Rookie of the Year, and led the Bucks to the NBA title. Shortly thereafter he converted to Islam, and legally changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975. He went on to win five more championships. Kareem won six NBA MVP awards, was a 19 time all-star, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
  From Quiz: NBA ABCs (Best Players Alphabetically)
2 This player was known as one of the best three point shooter in the NBA. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. His name is ____ .
Answer: Ray Allen

Walter Ray Allen Jr. has two championship rings, one from the 2008 Boston Celtics and the other from the 2013 Miami Heat. He also played on ten All Star Games. In 2015 Ray became a free agent and with his wife, Shannon, opened a totally organic restaurant in South Miami named Grown.
    Your options: [ Chris Andersen ] [ Dwayne Wade ] [ Ray Allen ] [ Chris Bosh ]
  From Quiz: Basketball Legends
3 When I retired, I had played in more games than any other player, and won three rings as part of the Boston "Big Three" in the '80s. I have scored over 20,000 career points. Who am I?
Answer: Robert Parish

Robert Parish was the iron man of basketball. He played in 1611 games over 21 seasons in the NBA, winning three championships with the Boston Celtics. Parish finished his career with 23,334 points and over 14,000 boards.
  From Quiz: Great Centers in NBA History
4 Though Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-jabbar toiled for 14 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won an amazing five championships, he actually began his career in another city. With what team did Kareem start his NBA career?
Answer: Milwaukee Bucks

Though Kareem is best known for his five championship rings won with the Lakers, he actually played his first six seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he won his first NBA championship ring in 1971. He was traded to the Lakers in 1975 for Elmore Smith and three other players. Oops!
  From Quiz: Their Original NBA Teams
5 Everyone knows about Dr. J, but do you know his real name?
Answer: Julius Erving

Julius Erving spent a couple of years in the ABA, but his entire NBA career was spent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
  From Quiz: Hammer's NBA Legends
6 This player quite bluntly, put up some solid numbers in his career. He scored 38,387 points, grabbed 17,440 boards, and blocked 3,189 shots.
Answer: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Kareem (who changed his name from Lew Alcindor) set a record for most points in a career, scored in 787 consecutive games, won MVP six times, was selected on The Defensive First Team five times, and acquired several other honors.
    Your options: [ Kareem Abdul Jabbar ] [ Bill Russell ] [ Wilt Chamberlain ] [ Sheldon Lewis ]
  From Quiz: NBA Great Centers
7 NBA players Dominique Wilkins, Boris Diaw, and Tariq Abdul-wahad were all born in which country?
Answer: France

I'll bet you didn't know that Dominique Wilkins was born in Paris, France. Tariq Abdul-wahad was born Olivier Michael Saint-Jean in Maisons Alfort. Diaw was born in Cormeille-en-Parisis.
    Your options: [ France ] [ Brazil ] [ Mexico ] [ Greece ]
  From Quiz: International NBA Players
8 Which player played for the Milwaukee Bucks for his first six seasons, then played his final 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers?
Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem was the 1st pick of the 1969 NBA draft for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was part of six NBA championship teams, one with the Bucks and five with the Lakers.
    Your options: [ Jack Sikma ] [ Elvin Hayes ] [ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ] [ Moses Malone ]
  From Quiz: The NBA Shuffle
9 Who was Cuttino Mobley's starting backcourt teammate in his rookie year, that also was a rookie for the Houston Rockets?
Answer: Michael Dickerson

Dickerson and Mobley formed a promising young backcourt and made the All-Rookie 2nd team, but when Steve Francis was selected #2 overall in 2000, Dickerson was involved in the trade to get him.
  From Quiz: Modern NBA Players
10 This 6-10 center won the MVP in back-to-back years in the early 80s with different teams. He also started a trend of going pro straight out of High School. Who was it?
Answer: Moses Malone

Moses won the NBA MVP twice with Houston in 79' and 82', and once with Philadephia in 83', the same year they won the championship.
  From Quiz: NBA History
11 Who was the undersized center on the Washington Bullets team that won the 1978 NBA Championship?
Answer: Wes Unseld

It was 6'7", 245-pound Wes Unseld who banged his way to the top in 1978, when Washington beat the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA Finals. Elvin Hayes was the power forward on the same team. Jack Sikma played center for Seattle in the series, and Bellamy played for several teams, but was retired by 1978.
  From Quiz: Greatest Centers In NBA History
12 Who wore number 32 on the Utah Jazz?
Answer: Karl Malone

He played for the Jazz for 17 years.
  From Quiz: NBA Greatest Players
13 How many times was Julius Erving an all star MVP?
Answer: 2

Julius Erving played in 11 all-star games. He was voted MVP in 1977 and 1983.
  From Quiz: NBA All-Time Greats
14 When was Reggie Miller born?
Answer: August 24, 1965

He was born in Riverside,CA. He went to college at UCLA and he was drafted by the Indiana Pacers.
  From Quiz: When Were They Born?
15 What town/city is Scottie Pippen from?
Answer: Hamburg, Ark.

Hamburg has about 5,000 people, proving that big stars can come from small towns.
  From Quiz: NBA Player Hometowns
16 Steve Nash was born in which country?
Answer: South Africa

Nash was born in Johannesburg, Africa, but he was raised in British Columbia. Nash went to Santa Clara. Nash was the starting point guard for the 2003 Dallas Mavericks.
    Your options: [ Canada ] [ United Kingdom ] [ Germany ] [ South Africa ]
  From Quiz: International Born NBA Players
17 "These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it."
Answer: Charles Barkley

You could always count on Sir Charles for a classic quote. Barkley was never one to hold back on what he was really feeling. Barkley is also credited with this one:
"If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming. "
    Your options: [ Michael Jordan ] [ Dennis Rodman ] [ Charles Oakley ] [ Charles Barkley ]
  From Quiz: Basketball Quotes
18 What is Michael Jordan's middle name?
Answer: Jeffrey

I found this on the back of one of my basketball cards.
  From Quiz: NBA Superstars
19 In 2001 playoffs, the Raptors lost to the Sixers by one point after a Vince Carter's miss with the buzzer. Who scored the last basket of this game?
Answer: Dell Curry

Curry amazing 3 pointer made it a one point game, which wasn't enough for the Raptors, who lost the series 4-3.
  From Quiz: NBA Players : Real Pros!
20 What is the most common nickname for Sam Perkins?
Answer: Big Smooth

Sam Perkins got the nickname 'The Big Smooth' for the great form he has when he shoots three pointers, and for his constantly calm composure.
  From Quiz: Sam, Alonzo, and Glen
21 Who played for Doc Rivers?
Answer: Tracy McGrady

McGrady began his career with the Toronto Raptors, but at the start of the 2001-02 season he was playing for the Orlando Magic.
  From Quiz: Who Needs College?
22 As of the end of the 2001 season, who was the NBA's all time leading scorer?
Answer: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Karl Malone is second.
  From Quiz: NBA Players of the Past
23 What great player was picked as the model for the NBA's symbol?
Answer: Jerry West

He played at WVU and many years with the Lakers.
  From Quiz: Hoops Test
24 The only player to score 100 pts in a game. Who am I?
Answer: Wilt Chamberlain
  From Quiz: NBA Players
25 What team did Michael Jordan play for?
Answer: Chicago Bulls

After retiring from the Bulls, he came back to play for the Washington Wizards.
  From Quiz: Easy Players
26 This player averaged 25 points, 5,2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game. He was also a five time NBA champion. Who was one of the greatest "B" players?
Answer: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant was born in 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of a very select few to make a successful transition from high school basketball to the NBA. He played his entire 20 year career with the LA Lakers. He won a single NBA MVP award, was an 18 time all-star, and was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2020. Tragically "The Black Mamba", as he dubbed himself, was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020 at the age of 41.
  From Quiz: NBA ABCs (Best Players Alphabetically)
27 Which stellar defender in the NBA, who has spent most of his career on the San Antonio Spurs, had two unreliable parents, who even spent their child's hard-earned money to satisfy their drug and alcohol addictions?
Answer: Bruce Bowen

Bruce Bowen had said before that his father actually spent the money that Bruce earned from selling phone books to buy alcohol. Also, Bowen claimed that his mother had swapped the family's television for crack cocaine. He relied a lot on his Uncle Darryl, as well as a few other people during his early life.
    Your options: [ Bruce Bowen ] [ Thabo Sefolosha ] [ Shane Battier ] [ Ben Wallace ]
  From Quiz: The Childhoods of NBA Players
28 This great played for a while with Karl Malone, Anfernee Hardaway, and Amare Stoudamire.
Answer: Shaquille O'Neal

Shaq played with Hardaway for the Orlando Magic, with Malone for the Los Angeles Lakers, and with Stoudamire for the Phoenix Suns. He led the league in field goal accuracy nine times, matching Wilt Chamberlain's all-time record. He has won four NBA championships, three with the Lakers, and one with the Miami Heat. In 1996, O'Neal was named one of the 50 Greatest NBA players of all-time.
    Your options: [ Steve Nash ] [ Shaquille O'Neal ] [ Grant Hill ] [ Dwyane Wade ]
  From Quiz: NBA Stars: My Distinguished Teammates
29 Jeff Hornacek is perhaps best remembered as the shooting guard for the Utah Jazz who helped lead the team to two NBA finals in the late 1990s, but with what team did Mr. Hornacek break into the league?
Answer: Phoenix Suns

Hornacek played his first six years in Phoenix, where he helped make the team a Western Conference contender. In 1992, he was part of the trade that sent Charles Barkley to Phoenix. After a year and a half in Philadelphia, the Jazz traded Jeff Malone in order to garner Hornacek's services. He played his last six and a half seasons with the marvelous, wonderful Jazz.
  From Quiz: Their Original NBA Teams
30 Isiah Thomas was a basketball great that played for the Detroit Pistons. What was his number?
Answer: 11

Isiah Thomas played for the Pistons his entire career. He led Detroit to NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990 and was the Finals MVP in 1990.
  From Quiz: Hammer's NBA Legends
31 He played four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, five seasons with the Jazz in New Orleans and one last season split between the newly moved Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics. Whose career is described here?
Answer: Pete Maravich

Pete Maravich is one of those rare players to have his number retired for more than one team, namely the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Hornets.
  From Quiz: The NBA Shuffle
32 After averaging 25 points per game at Georgetown in 1996, I entered the NBA headed to the Philadelphia 76ers. I won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1997. I also wore the number three. Who am I?
Answer: Allen Iverson

Nicknamed 'AI', Iverson played his first nine seasons with the 76ers. In 2001, he pulled off the all-star game MVP and the season MVP Award. In the 2002-03 season, Allen led the league in field goal attempts by throwing up 1940, while making only 804, both personal season highs at the time. During his first eight seasons with the 76ers, they could not muster more than 56 wins in a season.
  From Quiz: Armed Guards of the NBA
33 Which center did the Lakers trade in order to acquire Kobe Bryant?
Answer: Vlade Divac

The Charlotte Hornets selected Kobe Bryant out of high school with the 13th pick of the 1996 draft, and traded him to L.A. for Divac on the same day of the draft.
    Your options: [ Tony Battie ] [ Vlade Divac ] [ Horace Grant ] [ Travis Knight ]
  From Quiz: Modern NBA Players
34 Who was the first center to lead the NBA in assists for a season?
Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

While playing with the Philadelphia 76ers, the high-scoring Chamberlain recreated himself and became the greatest passing center ever. In fact, in 1967-68, he led the league in total assists, being the only 20th century center to do so. He finished third in 1966-67, when the Sixers won the NBA Championship.
  From Quiz: Greatest Centers In NBA History
35 Who wore number 2 on the Charlotte Hornets?
Answer: Larry Johnson

He played power forward for all his career.
  From Quiz: NBA Greatest Players
36 For what team did Oscar Robertson play for the majority of his career?
Answer: Cincinnati Royals

Oscar Robertson played the majority of his career with the Cincinatti Royals, but closed his career with the Milwaukee Bucks.
  From Quiz: NBA All-Time Greats
37 When was Jason Richardson born?
Answer: January 20, 1981

He was born in Saginaw,MI. He went to college at Michigan State and he was drafted by the Warriors.
  From Quiz: When Were They Born?
38 What town/city is Dirk Nowitzki from?
Answer: Wurzburg, Germany

Dirk played for the pro team in Wurzburg, DJK Wurzburg.
  From Quiz: NBA Player Hometowns
39 Rick Fox was born in which country?
Answer: Canada

Fox was a starting forward for the 2001-2002 L.A. Laker's championship team.
    Your options: [ United Kingdom ] [ Jamacia ] [ Bahamas ] [ Canada ]
  From Quiz: International Born NBA Players
40 "If you meet Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball"
Answer: Phil Jackson

Who else could have come up with this gem but the zen master himself? And, Shaq does look a little bit like a big buddha...
    Your options: [ Pat Riley ] [ Darryl Dawkins ] [ Wilt Chamberlain ] [ Phil Jackson ]
  From Quiz: Basketball Quotes
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