All the ways the 2020 NBA Finals made history

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Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch uncover the many ways the 2020 NBA Finals made history.

The Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast puts a bow on the weird and wild 2019-20 season with a look at how the 2020 NBA Finals made history.

Topics discussed include:

  • LeBron James‘ continued legacy building including winning Finals MVP with three different teams, his fourth Finals MVP and his inclusion among players with four or more rings all-time.
  • Players with rings on three different teams including Danny Green, LeBron James, Robert Horry & John Salley
  • Players with back-to-back rings on different teams including Pep Saul, Jackie Moore, Steve Kerr, Patrick McCaw, Chris Boucher and Danny Green
  • Players who lost back-to-back Finals with different teams including Andre Iguodala, Anderson Varejao, LeBron James, James Jones, Todd MacCulloch, Danny Ainge, Steve Mix, Earl Monroe, John Tresvant, Jim King, Larry Foust and Chick Halbert.
  • The longest gaps between rings including Sam Cassell, AC Green, Rajon Rondo and Robert Parish.
  • And finally, breakout segments looking at the first player born in each decade to win an NBA Championship including Talen Horton-Tucker, Jim Holstein, John Havlicek, George McGinnis, John Gianelli, Greg Kite, Carlos Clark, Russ Schoene, J.J. Anderson, Corey Williams, Robert Horry, Chris Jent, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard and Cory Joseph.

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