1947-48 Balitmore Bullets (no longer a franchise)
1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers (Now the Los Angeles Lakers)
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers (Now the Los Angeles Lakers)
1950-51 Rochester Royals (Now the Sacramento Kings)
1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers (Now the Los Angeles Lakers)
1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers (Now the Los Angeles Lakers)
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers (Now the Los Angeles Lakers)
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals (Now the Philadelphis 76'ers)
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors (Now the Golden State Warriors)
1956-57 Boston Celtics
1957-58 St. Louis Hawks (Now the Atlanta Hawks)
1958-59 Boston Celtics
1959-60 Boston Celtics
1960-61 Boston Celtics
1961-62 Boston Celtics
1962-63 Boston Celtics
1963-64 Boston Celtics
1964-65 Boston Celtics
1965-66 Boston Celtics
1966-67 Philadelphia 76'ers
1967-68 Boston Celtics
1968-69 Boston Celtics
1969-70 New York Knicks
1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers
1972-73 New York Knicks
1973-74 Boston Celtics
1974-75 Golden State Warriors
1975-76 Boston Celtics
1976-77 Portland Trailblazers
1977-78 Washington Bullets (Now the Washington Wizards)
1978-79 Seattle Supersonics
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers
1980-81 Boston Celtics
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers
1982-83 Philadelphia 76'ers
1983-84 Boston Celtics
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers
1985-86 Boston Celtics
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers
1988-89 Detroit Pistons
1989-90 Detroit Pistons
1990-91 Chicago Bulls
1991-92 Chicago Bulls
1992-93 Chicago Bulls
1993-94 Houston Rockets
1994-95 Houston Rockets
1995-96 Chicago Bulls
1996-97 Chicago Bulls
1997-98 Chicago Bulls
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers