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The first eight years of Jalen Brunson's career vs. the same for Walt Frazier. Thought this would be closer.

Jalen Brunson vs. the first eight years of Kyrie Irving's career. Not bad for a No. 33 pick.

Who have been the biggest supporters of SGA in the NBA awards vote? Take a look...

Take a look at the active players with the most NBA championships through the years. Notice a pattern?

NBA AWARDS VOTE How has Reggie Miller voted over the years relative to the average?

NBA AWARDS VOTE The Kendrick Perkins files... How has he voted over the years relative to the average? (Not a big Jokic or Luka guy, apparently).

The NBA awards vote continues to be too American, in my opinion. For a league that makes a big deal out of being global, foreign media representation is still quite tiny after all these years.

The best five-year spans in scoring ever. Safe to say Wilt had a strong start. #NBABarRaces

The Knicks have a long history in the NBA. Do they have a successful history? They do not, for the most part. Proof: Jalen Brunson just needed four seasons to be Top 3 in playoff scoring for the franchise. #NBABarRaces

This is basically a list of guys who are slightly underrated because they didn't have as much team success as other NBA greats who played with more star power. #NBABarRaces

Michael Jordan is the only one in the Top 10 who didn't play for Lakers or Celtics. #NBABarRaces

If you combine the playoff scoring of Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh, you fall only 1.2K points short of LeBron's overall postseason scoring. #NBABarRaces

Right now, LeBron has 3,513 more playoff points than KD. That's the biggest gap between the top two active playoff scorers in NBA history. #NBABarRaces

One month into his playoff career, Victor Wembanyama is already one of the Top 10 French scorers in the postseason. Tony Parker is going to be hard to catch, though. #NBABarRaces

Luka Doncic was briefly No. 1 here. #NBABarRaces

This might be the most lopsided Bar Race we've posted here. #NBABarRaces

No one has done better than Lou Williams in the Sixth Man of the Year vote. #NBABarRaces

We awarded players 10 points for each MVP award, nine for runner-up spots in the MVP vote, eight for No. 3 finishes, etc., through the years. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the only two active players in the Top 15 in this exercise. #NBABarRaces

The players with the most counting stats in Finals history. Can confidently say Bill Russell is never losing that No. 1 spot. Almost doubles Wilt and MJ! A reminder: No blocks and steals till 1973-74. #NBABarRaces

Of the Top 8 playoff scorers in Wolves history, six are on the team right now. This is really the franchise's golden era. #NBABarRaces

Wait for Kobe... #NBABarRaces

Our advanced model of balls bouncing off each other predicts what's going to happen at the draft lottery. This is a thriller...

Which players have received the most MVP votes through the years? Watch 👇 #NBABarRaces

All these Bar Races have the same finish... #NBABarRaces

Joel Embiid: "They shot 32 free throws, we had 16. We're not a team that shoots a lot of threes. We attack, put the ball on the ground. I don't know. I guess it's good when New York wins, so we've just got to have that mentality of just not fouling, I guess."

JJ Redick on the Thunder's style of play: "They have a few guys that foul on every possession... They're hard enough to play. You gotta be able to just call it if they foul and they do foul."

Which teams have dominated the MVP vote through the years? (The ones you expect).

James Harden has a very good shot at being No. 1 here. #NBABarRaces

Victor Wembanyama: "If I had been better and if the offensive leaders on our team had been better, it would have been different. So basically if everything was different, it would have been different."

Our most advanced model of balls randomly bumping into each other predicts who will win the Eastern Conference. Here you go:

The most scientific method to find out who wins the Western Conference 👇

JB Bickerstaff on Tobias Harris: “Nobody can say sh*t to me about Tobias Harris. He is dependable, reliable, prepared for the moment. He’s a leader. He’s a great teammate. He’s a great human being. He’s a high-level competitor.”

Believe it or not, Paolo Banchero is four(ish) series away from becoming Orlando's all-time leader in playoff scoring. #NBABarRaces

Jaylen Brown passed Bill Russell and Robert Parish in scoring during his short 2026 playoff run. Could have passed Paul Pierce and Sam Jones with a few more games. #NBABarRaces

It doesn't take a lot to crack the Top 10. #NBABarRaces

RJ Barrett: "I take everything as disrespect. Don't walk over to our bench and pick the ball up. James Harden is a guy that I have tremendous respect for... but who cares right now."

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Dillon Brooks: "No matter what people say about him, he's a really good guy when you get to know him. All that villain stuff doesn't faze me. I know exactly who Dillon is. He had a hell of a series. Keep getting better. I'm proud of him."

Jaden McDaniels: "I love this environment. Everyone hating me, all the hate is coming towards me. I love it. I don't care I feed into it. We just end up losing today but we're gonna win the next one."

Pat Riley: "When you get in bed with gambling sites as a league, and they advertise on your network, it seems like everything's okay. And it seems like to me that's a contradiction of what we're trying to do from a purity standpoint."

Deni Avdija on his altercation with Stephon Castle: "All the shoving the ball into my chest is unnecessary. I don't play those games. It's not who I am. You can be tough, you can be physical but there's a level of disrespect that I'm not gonna accept."

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch on losing Donte DiVincenzo: “Completely devastating for Donte. He’s had such a great season. He’s the heart and soul of so many things that we do. You could see the look in his eye when it happened and you knew. We’ll love him and be there for him.”

Hakeem Olajuwon's massive lead is safe for the foreseeable future. #NBABarRaces

Blazers Redditors have a lot of jokes about the new team owner 😎

Who has the most steals and blocks in NBA playoff history? Probably either Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell, but we don't have data for their era. So these are the players with the most stocks ON RECORD year by year. #NBABarRaces

LeBron James became the player with the most counting stats in NBA playoffs history A DECADE AGO. His advantage is massive now. #NBABarRaces

ANOTHER WILT RECORD THAT WILL NEVER BE BROKEN In 1963, he had a career scoring average of 42.9 ppg. That's after four years in the NBA. For context, Michael Jordan peaked at 32.8 ppg. #NBABarRaces

A look at the best scoring averages in the NBA playoffs through the years. Seven active players in the Top 10! #NBABarRaces

John Stockton spent 19 years in the NBA and played all 82 regular-season games 16 times. And still, LeBron has played almost 20,000 more career minutes than him. #NBABarRaces

Steve Kerr: "To coach Steph Curry who is undoubtedly the greatest face of a franchise that I've ever seen in any sport. He just lets me coach him and he wants to be coached and he's just an incredible partner and collaborator. The only thing I've learned is that I'm really blessed."

Draymond Green: "I'm not retiring from basketball... I still love to play. I think I'm still pretty decent."

Bam Adebayo on LaMelo Ball's apology (or lack of it): "It didn’t happen... I want it to be out there. At some point, I’ll see him again and we’ll have that conversation."

A look at the top playoff scorers in Clippers history. Don't worry, this will not be one of those two-minute Bar Races. This one will be quick because it's not a really long playoff history. #NBABarRaces

JJ Redick on LeBron James' 2026 NBA season: "He had not a good season, not a great...he had a remarkable season all things considered."

Here are the leading scorers in the NBA playoffs by career year. Take a look at the Jayson Tatum bar early on! #NBABarRaces

Mark Daigneault on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s consistency following their No. 1 seed clinching win: "He's got unbelievable poise and humility in every situation."

Cooper Flagg vs. Kon Knueppel is REALLY CLOSE. #NBABarRaces

We've tracked the leading scorers in the NBA by age. Super fun Bar Race We have a bunch of active players in a Top 10 all-time trajectory. (Though keeping it up is the toughest part). In case you're wondering, Michael Jordan peaks at No. 4. #NBABarRaces