In line with the 75th Anniversary season, the NBA has elected to switch up the designs of their major trophies.
On Thursday, May 12, during the 2022 NBA Playoffs, the league unveiled some tweaks that were made to the trophies of the most prestigious team honors – the Eastern and Western Conference Finals trophies, as well as the Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy.
In addition to the new trophy designs, the NBA also announced the first-ever Conference Finals MVP trophies.
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The NBA today unveiled a lineup of reimagined trophies for the NBA postseason, including an evolution of the Larry O’Brien Trophy, awarded annually to the NBA champions.
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The Larry O'Brien trophy retained its historic name, honoring the NBA's third commissioner who oversaw the NBA's absorption of four ABA teams and the elevation of national broadcast agreements.
The trophy underwent some cosmetic altercations, though.
You can find those changes below.
Full details on changes to Larry O'Brien Trophy: What is different with new NBA Finals championship trophy
- The net and ball configuration has been shifted forward, symbolizing the league looking ahead to its future.
- The 24k gold vermeil has been masked to reveal sterling silver that emphasizes the channels of the ball and the net.
- The base has been reformed to feature two stacked discs. The top disc lists the first 75 NBA champions.
- Starting this year, the name of each NBA champion will be etched on the bottom disc of each new trophy, ensuring that each team will receive a one-of-a-kind trophy bearing its name.
- The second disc was designed with enough space to display the next 25 NBA champions, leading up to the league’s 100th Anniversary Season.
- The underside of the trophy features the new NBA Finals logo.
