Evolution of basketball_Kori Moore

By Kori M

  • The NBA in the 1960's

    The NBA in the 1960's
    The NBA in the 1960s was rougher, tougher, smaller and less visible than just about every decade that followed. But it may have been the best basketball decade of them all. The Boston Celtics dominated. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game. Jerry West modeled the NBA logo, the league expanded and television audiences took notice.

  • The NBA in the 1970's

    Like it or not, the three-point field goal and the slam dunk have greatly changed the on-court product in the NBA. But they seem inconsequential when compared to the off-court changes that took place in the seventies. In 1970, the average player earned a $35,000 salary (equivalent to around $224,000 today).