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锘? Today's National Basketball Association (NBA) championship winner receives and retains a specially created trophy for obtaining the top ranking in the league Steve Weatherford Jersey , though this was not always the case. From 1949 through 1976, the championship trophy for the NBA finals' winner was the same from year to year, changing hands each time a new team achieved championship status. Between 1949 and 1963, the original trophy was simply called the NBA Finals trophy; however, in 1964 it was renamed in honor of Walter A. Brown following his death that same year. Brown was the first owner of the Boston Celtics and an instrumental figure in the merging of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) to form the NBA in 1949. The trophy retained the name of Walter A. Brown even after the original trophy was retired following the 1976 season. A new trophy was created for the NBA finals in 1977, and was permanently awarded to the champions that year Spencer Paysinger Jersey , the Portland Trailblazers. Each year since, a new trophy is created for awarding to the annual winner of the NBA finals. In 1984, the trophy was once again adjusted; this time it was the name as well as the trophy's appearance which changed, with Walter A Brown being retired as the honoree and replaced by former NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien. O'Brien, born Lawrence Frances O'Brien, Jr. in 1917 Shane Vereen Jersey , served in the position of Post Master General of the United States Post Office under President Lyndon Johnson from 1965 to 1968, prior to assuming commissioner status for the NBA in 1975. Just as his trophy namesake predecessor, Walter A. Brown, had been responsible for a critical merger of leagues, so was O'Brien. Under his leadership, a successful merger of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the NBA was orchestrated. O'Brien served as commissioner from 1975 through 1984. During his tenure Rueben Randle Jersey , he negotiated not only the successful merger of the ABA and NBA but critical contracts with CBS Television as well, in order to secure prominent broadcasts for NBA games. Other notable career achievements include the introduction of NBA games on cable television, the establishment of the NBA college scholarship program, modification of college draft procedures, and the implementation of the three-point field goal. Additionally, game attendance reached an all-time high during his period as commissioner Robert Ayers Jersey , as did television revenues. The first team to take home the O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy was the Philadelphia Warriors. It seems fitting that the last winner of the Walter A. Brown trophy was the team of which he had originally held ownership, the Boston Celtics. Of course, the Boston Celtics also hold top status among NBA champions, having achieved the title a record 17 times. The L.A. Lakers hold second place status with 16 wins, and taking up third is the Chicago Bulls who hold six champion titles. The O'Brien trophy has a base constructed of vermeil and sterling silver and an overlay of 24k gold. It stands two feet in height and weighs in at 14.5 pounds. The design depicts a nine-inch basketball above a stylized net rim which serves as the base of the trophy. Each year, pertinent details Rashad Jennings Jersey , including the date and the championship team's name, are engraved on the trophy by Tiffany & Co., who is also responsible for the creation of each year's award. The trophy is valued at $13,500. The Walter A. Brown NBA Championship Trophy was an ornately decorated, over-sized silver chalice, somewhat similar in appearance to the Stanley Cup Quintin Demps Jersey , the coveted award of the National Hockey League Championships. It also shared other similarities to the Stanley Cup, namely the changing of hands between championship teams each year and the placement of engraved plaques honoring the winners on the base of the trophy following each year's championship match. The Brown NBA Trophy currently resides in the Basketball Hall of Fame, otherwise known as the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, in Springfield Massachusetts. Walter A. Brown was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965. Larry O'Brien was also posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991, having passed away the year prior. Though the NBA trophy is a coveted prize by winning teams, and the NBA itself garners the favor of innumerable fans the world over Prince Amukamara Jersey , the trophy itself has struggled to reach the iconic status held by many other such professional sports awards. In an effort to change this, the NBA has undertaken an active promotions campaign in recent years, including trophy tours in the home state of the winning teams and various other promotional appearances. Author's Resource Box AbleTrophies is a leader in online awards including emlpoyee awards and crystal globe gifts. Visit online for a large line of difference choices to fit any occasion.

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