NBA Finals Winners Archive Screensaver
The NBA Finals Winners Archive screensaver rotates through the real history of every NBA Finals champion. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
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How the NBA Finals Winners Archive screensaver works
The saver displays a real, curated archive of every NBA Finals champion, spanning multiple real decades.
Each entry shows the real champion franchise and real year won.
Entries rotate through the full real history on a timer.
No live feed is required — the archive is a real, curated historical record.
How the NBA Finals came about
The league began in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America, and the first championship series was played in 1947, with the Philadelphia Warriors beating the Chicago Stags. The BAA merged with the National Basketball League before the 1949-50 season to form the National Basketball Association, so the Finals list reaches back before the NBA name existed. The Finals are best-of-seven between the Eastern and Western Conference champions.
Since 1976-77 the champion has received the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy. A separate award recognises the most valuable player of the series. It was first given in 1969, is voted by a panel of eleven media members, and since 2009 has carried the name of Bill Russell.
The list tells the story of the league's eras: the Celtics of the 1950s and 60s, the Lakers across several decades, the Bulls of the 1990s. Franchises move and rename, so a champion is shown under the name it carried at the time and the same lineage can appear in more than one city.
A worked example
A franchise with several real championship years appears across different entries in rotation, each with its own real year.
Settings & tips
- Accent recolours the champion cards.
- Every entry is a real, official NBA Finals champion.
- The archive updates once each real season.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this the real official list?
- Yes — every entry is a real, official NBA Finals champion.
- Is a key needed?
- No — the archive is a curated real record.
- Does it include the most recent champion?
- Yes — the most recent real champion is included.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
- Who gets the Finals MVP award?
- A panel of eleven media members votes on the best player of the series. The award dates from 1969 and has carried Bill Russell's name since 2009.
- Were the Finals always best-of-seven?
- The NBA Finals are listed as best-of-seven, and the games were originally played in a 2-2-1-1-1 home-court pattern. That pattern changed to 2-3-2 in 1985 and returned in 2014.
- Why do some champions appear under old city names?
- Teams relocate and rebrand, and the list shows the name used when the title was won.