NBA Legends Quiz — 10 Free Questions

Question 1

A quick teardrop floater from a French point guard produced four San Antonio titles and the 2007 Finals MVP, the first ever won by a European. A six-time All-Star, he played his final season in Charlotte, then retired and bought a French club. Which player is this?

Question 2

Retiring as the all-time leader in both assists and steals, by wide margins, and rarely missing a game in 19 Utah seasons, this playmaker also hit a buzzer-beating three to reach the 1997 Finals. Which player is this?

Question 3

Seven straight rebounding titles at 6-7, and rings with both the Pistons and the Bulls, came from a defender whose dyed hair, piercings and off-court antics drew as much attention as his play. He won Defensive Player of the Year twice with Detroit and later had a headline-grabbing turn in pro wrestling. Which player is this?

Question 4

The first overall pick in 2002, a 7-6 center from China led All-Star voting worldwide for years before foot injuries forced retirement at 30. He later ran his country's basketball federation. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2016, and Houston retired his No. 11 despite his injury-shortened career. Which player is this?

Question 5

Thirty-seven points in a single quarter and a record 14 threes in a game came from one 'Splash Brother' who then missed two full seasons to a torn ACL and a torn Achilles before returning to win the 2022 title. Which player is this?

Question 6

A 71-point game in 1960 and a 38-point scoring average for a season came from one of the first true above-the-rim players. He retired nine games into the 1971-72 season, days before the Lakers won their first title in Los Angeles. Which player is this?

Question 7

Behind-the-back and no-look passes that startled crowds in the 1950s earned this Celtics playmaker the tag 'Houdini of the Hardwood.' He led the NBA in assists eight straight seasons and won six titles. Which player is this?

Question 8

An 81-point game in 2006, 60 in a 2016 finale, five titles with one franchise that retired two numbers for him, and a life ended in a 2020 helicopter crash. An 18-time All-Star and two-time scoring champion, he was the 2008 MVP and a two-time Finals MVP. Which player is this?

Question 9

An Argentine guard who popularized the Euro-step in the NBA won four titles coming mostly off the Spurs' bench, and once swatted a bat out of the air during a game. A two-time All-Star and the 2008 Sixth Man of the Year, he also won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2004. Which player is this?

Question 10

The 2006 Finals MVP led a comeback from 0-2 out of Marquette, then won two more titles alongside LeBron James. Miami retired his number. A 13-time All-Star and the 2009 scoring champion, he had brief late stops in Chicago and Cleveland. Which player is this?

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About NBA Legends

Every era of pro basketball has its faces. In the 1950s and 1960s it was Bill Russell and his 11 rings, Wilt Chamberlain and his 100-point game, Bob Cousy's passing and Oscar Robertson's season-long triple-double. The 1970s brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook, Julius Erving's dunks, and one-title wonders like Bill Walton and Wes Unseld.

The 1980s belonged to the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird rivalry, with Isiah Thomas's Pistons and Moses Malone's 76ers in between. Then Michael Jordan won six titles and six Finals MVPs, with Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman beside him, while Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Karl Malone and John Stockton starred without matching his rings.

The 2000s gave us Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan's quiet San Antonio dynasty, Allen Iverson's defiance, Steve Nash's seven-seconds-or-less Suns and Dirk Nowitzki's one-legged fadeaway. The modern game is LeBron James passing Abdul-Jabbar for the scoring record, Stephen Curry rewriting the math from behind the arc, Kevin Durant's scoring, and MVPs for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid.

This quiz spans all of it: guards, wings and big men from the 1950s to the present. Each question gives two clues, a signature stat, a nickname's origin, a title, an injury, a moment, and four names to choose from. Read the clues, pick the player, and get the full story after each answer.