Check out the list of NBA champions, as we look at basketball’s NBA champions by year.

2023 NBA Champions – Denver Nuggets

2022 NBA Champions – Golden State Warriors

2021 NBA Champions – Milwaukee Bucks

2020 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

2019 NBA Champions – Toronto Raptors

2018 NBA Champions – Golden State Warriors

2017 NBA Champions – Golden State Warriors

2016 NBA Champions – Cleveland Cavaliers

2015 NBA Champions – Golden State Warriors

2014 NBA Champions – San Antonio Spurs

2013 NBA Champions – Miami Heat

2012 NBA Champions – Miami Heat

2011 NBA Champions – Dallas Mavericks

2010 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

2009 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

2008 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

2007 NBA Champions – San Antonio Spurs

2006 NBA Champions – Miami Heat

2005 NBA Champions – San Antonio Spurs

2004 NBA Champions – Detroit Pistons

2003 NBA Champions – San Antonio Spurs

2002 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

2001 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

2000 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

1999 NBA Champions – San Antonio Spurs

1998 NBA Champions – Chicago Bulls

1997 NBA Champions – Chicago Bulls

1996 NBA Champions – Chicago Bulls

1995 NBA Champions – Houston Rockets

1994 NBA Champions – Houston Rockets

1993 NBA Champions – Chicago Bulls

1992 NBA Champions – Chicago Bulls

1991 NBA Champions – Chicago Bulls

1990 NBA Champions – Detroit Pistons

1989 NBA Champions – Detroit Pistons

1988 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

1987 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

1986 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1985 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

1984 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1983 NBA Champions – Philadelphia 76ers

1982 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

1981 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1980 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

1979 NBA Champions – Seattle SuperSonics

1978 NBA Champions – Washington Bullets

1977 NBA Champions – Portland Trail Blazers

1976 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1975 NBA Champions – Golden State Warriors

1974 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1973 NBA Champions – New York Knicks

1972 NBA Champions – Los Angeles Lakers

1971 NBA Champions – Milwaukee Bucks

1970 NBA Champions – New York Knicks

1969 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1968 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1967 NBA Champions – Philadelphia 76ers

1966 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1965 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1964 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1963 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1962 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1961 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1960 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1959 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1958 NBA Champions – St. Louis Hawks

1957 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics

1956 NBA Champions – Philadelphia Warriors

1955 NBA Champions – Syracuse Nationals

1954 NBA Champions – Minneapolis Lakers

1953 NBA Champions – Minneapolis Lakers

1952 NBA Champions – Minneapolis Lakers

1951 NBA Champions – Rochester Royals

1950 NBA Champions – Minneapolis Lakers

1949 BAA Champions – Minneapolis Lakers

1948 BAA Champions – Baltimore Bullets

1947 BAA Champions – Philadelphia Warriors