Boomshakalaka!

With the NBA season still suspended indefinitely, May is frivolity month here at Basketball Lists. We continue with a ranking of the original rosters of NBA Jam, which changed video games forever when it first hit arcades in February of 1993.

Head of the classes

With the NBA season on indefinite hold, we'll take the month of April to celebrate the life and career of Kobe Bryant, who passed away earlier this year. Kobe Month continues with a look at the 2020 Hall of Fame inductee list, which includes Bryant, and how it stacks up against the great Hall classes of the past.

Recommended reading for fans of "The Last Dance"

If you're like us and enjoying the ESPN documentary series "The Last Dance" about the '97-'98 Chicago Bulls, we highly recommend some of our archived lists that centered around that team and its key players:

You'll want to start with our countdown of the 30 players that won a title with Michael Jordan, from his star second banana Scottie Pippen to key role players like Ron Harper and B.J. Armstrong to end-of-bench oddities like Bill Wennington and Dickey Simpkins. It first ran in November of 2018.

Jordan and Dennis Rodman were also amongst our list of notable player feuds, for their on-court and off-court showdowns with Isiah Thomas and Karl Malone, respectively. It first ran in January of 2019.

Speaking of rivalries, the Bulls' lopsided affairs in the late '80s and early '90s with the Cavaliers and Knicks were part of our look at 13 one-sided NBA rivalries that have defined the league. It first ran in February of 2019.

Scottie Pippen takes center stage in our list of most notable Christmas Day games for his incredible performance in 1994 during Jordan's brief baseball sojourn. The list also includes a Bulls-Knicks tilt from the '80s. It first ran in December of 2019.

Jordan and Rodman's forays in film acting are explored in our list of movies that feature NBA players. It first ran in May of 2019.

And finally, we went full investigative mode on whether Jordan was coerced by the league office into retiring in 1993 to focus on his baseball career, in our list of enduring NBA conspiracy theories. It first ran in June of 2019.

Making a list, checking it twice

It's the season of giving, and on these 11 Christmas Day celebrations, the NBA reached into its big red bag and produced especially memorable games 

Inauspicious debuts

Any first year player in '18-'19 that won't make the All-Rookie team should take heart. Not all the best players have their greatness apparent from the beginning, and some miss out on accolades altogether in their rookie season. Here are the 18 greatest that weren't considered great enough to be All-Rookie.

I wanna be with Mike

A player's ultimate worth in their career is judged by myriad factors, but NBA titles won is one of the most crucial. Many of the all-time greats like Elgin Baylor, Charles Barkley, and George Gervin have had their legacies marred, fairly or unfairly, by their lack of championships. On the other hand, many players have had their legacies boosted by being a secondary (or tertiary) player on one or more title teams. Michael Jordan had more teammates propped up by his legacy than any player in history besides Bill Russell. Some of those players were stars in their own right, but many were simply minnows caught up in His Airness’ wake.