Seasons

League size, pace and scoring changed enormously over 80 years. Open a season to see the rules in force, the standings, the award winners and how far every team went.

Pre-Shot Clock (1947–1954)
Early Shot Clock (1955–1969)
Expansion & ABA Rivalry (1970–1979)
Early Three-Point Era (1980–1994)
Physical / Isolation Era (1995–2004)
Post-Hand-Check Era (2005–2013)
Three-Point Revolution (2014–2026)
ABA (1968–1976)

Each bar is one season, colored by era. The short lower row is the ABA. Select a bar to open that season.

Season	League	Era	Teams	Champion	Pace	Off. rating	Team PPG
2025-26	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	NYK	99.4	115.8	115.6
2024-25	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	OKC	98.8	114.5	113.8
2023-24	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	BOS	98.5	115.3	114.2
2022-23	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	DEN	99.1	114.8	114.7
2021-22	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	GSW	98.2	112.0	110.6
2020-21	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	MIL	99.2	112.3	112.1
2019-20	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	LAL	100.3	110.6	111.8
2018-19	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	TOR	100.0	110.4	111.2
2017-18	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	GSW	97.3	108.6	106.3
2016-17	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	GSW	96.4	108.8	105.6
2015-16	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	CLE	95.8	106.4	102.7
2014-15	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	GSW	93.9	105.6	100.0
2013-14	NBA	Three-Point Revolution	30	SAS	93.9	106.7	101.0
2012-13	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	MIA	92.0	105.9	98.1
2011-12	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	MIA	91.3	104.6	96.3
2010-11	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	DAL	92.1	107.3	99.6
2009-10	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	LAL	92.7	107.6	100.4
2008-09	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	LAL	91.7	108.3	100.0
2007-08	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	BOS	92.4	107.5	99.9
2006-07	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	SAS	91.9	106.5	98.7
2005-06	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	MIA	90.5	106.2	97.0
2004-05	NBA	Post-Hand-Check Era	30	SAS	90.9	106.1	97.2
2003-04	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	DET	90.1	102.9	93.4
2002-03	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	SAS	91.0	103.6	95.1
2001-02	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	LAL	90.7	104.5	95.5
2000-01	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	LAL	91.3	103.0	94.8
1999-00	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	LAL	93.1	104.1	97.5
1998-99	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	SAS	88.9	102.2	91.6
1997-98	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	CHI	90.3	105.0	95.6
1996-97	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	CHI	90.1	106.7	96.9
1995-96	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	29	CHI	91.8	107.6	99.5
1994-95	NBA	Physical / Isolation Era	27	HOU	92.9	108.3	101.4
1993-94	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	27	HOU	95.1	106.3	101.5
1992-93	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	27	CHI	96.8	108.0	105.3
1991-92	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	27	CHI	96.6	108.2	105.3
1990-91	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	27	CHI	97.8	107.9	106.3
1989-90	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	27	DET	98.3	108.1	107.0
1988-89	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	25	DET	100.6	107.8	109.2
1987-88	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	LAL	99.6	108.0	108.2
1986-87	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	LAL	100.8	108.3	109.9
1985-86	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	BOS	102.1	107.2	110.2
1984-85	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	LAL	102.1	107.9	110.8
1983-84	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	BOS	101.4	107.6	110.1
1982-83	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	PHI	103.1	104.7	108.5
1981-82	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	LAL	100.9	106.9	108.6
1980-81	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	23	BOS	101.8	105.5	108.1
1979-80	NBA	Early Three-Point Era	22	LAL	103.1	105.3	109.3
1978-79	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	22	SEA	105.8	103.8	110.3
1977-78	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	22	WSB	106.7	100.9	108.5
1976-77	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	22	POR	106.5	99.5	106.5
1975-76	ABA	ABA	9	NYA	106.9	104.1	112.5
1975-76	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	18	BOS	105.5	98.3	104.3
1974-75	ABA	ABA	10	KEN	103.1	104.7	108.8
1974-75	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	18	GSW	104.5	97.7	102.6
1973-74	ABA	ABA	10	NYA	102.6	103.0	106.4
1973-74	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	17	BOS	107.8	97.7	105.7
1972-73	ABA	ABA	10	INA	109.3	101.8	111.6
1972-73	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	17	NYK	110.7	96.8	107.6
1971-72	ABA	ABA	11	INA	111.9	100.6	113.5
1971-72	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	17	LAL	112.0	97.9	110.2
1970-71	ABA	ABA	11	UTS	111.1	105.0	117.5
1970-71	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	17	MIL	115.1	97.2	112.4
1969-70	ABA	ABA	11	INA	109.2	102.7	113.0
1969-70	NBA	Expansion & ABA Rivalry	14	NYK	117.1	99.0	116.7
1968-69	ABA	ABA	11	OAK	109.4	104.0	114.8
1968-69	NBA	Early Shot Clock	14	BOS	116.9	95.5	112.3
1967-68	ABA	ABA	11	PTP	107.0	101.3	109.0
1967-68	NBA	Early Shot Clock	12	BOS	119.8	96.8	116.6
1966-67	NBA	Early Shot Clock	10	PHI	121.6	96.1	117.4
1965-66	NBA	Early Shot Clock	9	BOS	121.4	94.9	115.5
1964-65	NBA	Early Shot Clock	9	BOS	117.3	93.6	110.6
1963-64	NBA	Early Shot Clock	9	BOS	116.8	94.6	111.0
1962-63	NBA	Early Shot Clock	9	BOS	119.6	95.9	115.3
1961-62	NBA	Early Shot Clock	9	BOS	126.2	93.6	118.8
1960-61	NBA	Early Shot Clock	8	BOS	127.7	92.1	118.1
1959-60	NBA	Early Shot Clock	8	BOS	126.1	91.1	115.3
1958-59	NBA	Early Shot Clock	8	BOS	118.9	90.2	108.2
1957-58	NBA	Early Shot Clock	8	STL	119.7	88.8	106.6
1956-57	NBA	Early Shot Clock	8	BOS	111.1	88.9	99.6
1955-56	NBA	Early Shot Clock	8	PHW	108.8	90.3	99.0
1954-55	NBA	Early Shot Clock	9	SYR	102.9	89.8	93.1
1953-54	NBA	Pre-Shot Clock	9	MNL	90.0	87.5	79.5
1952-53	NBA	Pre-Shot Clock	10	MNL	92.4	88.0	82.7
1951-52	NBA	Pre-Shot Clock	10	MNL	95.1	86.9	83.7
1950-51	NBA	Pre-Shot Clock	11	ROC	97.4	85.1	84.1
1949-50	NBA	Pre-Shot Clock	17	MNL	–	–	80.0
1948-49	BAA	Pre-Shot Clock	12	MNL	–	–	80.0
1947-48	BAA	Pre-Shot Clock	8	BLB	–	–	72.7
1946-47	BAA	Pre-Shot Clock	11	PHW	–	–	67.8

Pace and offensive rating are per 100 possessions and aren't available for the earliest seasons.