NBA 25th Anniversary Team
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The NBA 25th Anniversary Team was a commemorative all-time roster selected in 1971 to honor the league’s greatest players from its first quarter-century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NBA 25th Anniversary Team canonical | 1 |
| NBA 25th Anniversary Team selection | 1 |
| NBA Silver Anniversary Team | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13116722 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NBA 25th Anniversary Team Context triple: [Bob Pettit, awardReceived, NBA 25th Anniversary Team]
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A.
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
The NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team is a historic list of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, selected in 1996 to honor the league’s first half-century.
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B.
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
The NBA 75th Anniversary Team is an official list of the 75 greatest players in NBA history, selected to commemorate the league’s 75th season.
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C.
NBA 35th Anniversary Team selection
The NBA 35th Anniversary Team selection was a commemorative all-time roster named in 1980 to honor the greatest players from the league’s first 35 years.
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D.
NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection
The NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection is an honor recognizing Red Auerbach as the coach chosen to represent the league’s first quarter-century of excellence.
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E.
Naismith Starting Five
The Naismith Starting Five is a collection of annual college basketball awards recognizing the top women’s players at each position, named in honor of the sport’s greatest legends.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NBA 25th Anniversary Team Target entity description: The NBA 25th Anniversary Team was a commemorative all-time roster selected in 1971 to honor the league’s greatest players from its first quarter-century.
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A.
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
The NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team is a historic list of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, selected in 1996 to honor the league’s first half-century.
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B.
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
The NBA 75th Anniversary Team is an official list of the 75 greatest players in NBA history, selected to commemorate the league’s 75th season.
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C.
NBA 35th Anniversary Team selection
The NBA 35th Anniversary Team selection was a commemorative all-time roster named in 1980 to honor the greatest players from the league’s first 35 years.
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D.
NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection
The NBA 25th Anniversary Team coach selection is an honor recognizing Red Auerbach as the coach chosen to represent the league’s first quarter-century of excellence.
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E.
Naismith Starting Five
The Naismith Starting Five is a collection of annual college basketball awards recognizing the top women’s players at each position, named in honor of the sport’s greatest legends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball all-time team
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honorary sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NBA Silver Anniversary Team
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linked to:
NBA 25th Anniversary Team
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| announcedDuring | 1971–72 NBA season ⓘ |
| announcedOn | October 30, 1971 ⓘ |
| category |
1971 in American sports
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1971 in basketball ⓘ National Basketball Association lists ⓘ |
| commemorates | 25th anniversary of the National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| followedBy |
NBA 35th Anniversary Team
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linked to:
NBA 35th Anniversary Team selection
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team ⓘ NBA 75th Anniversary Team ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| member |
Bill Russell
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Bill Sharman ⓘ Bob Cousy ⓘ Bob Pettit ⓘ Dolph Schayes ⓘ Elgin Baylor ⓘ George Mikan ⓘ Jerry West ⓘ Paul Arizin ⓘ Sam Jones ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers | 10 ⓘ |
| precededBy | All-time NBA teams selected by media and organizations ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor the NBA’s greatest players from its first 25 years ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
players judged on impact during the NBA’s first 25 years
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players must have completed their careers by 1971 ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
voting by the NBA Board of Governors
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voting by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ voting by the Pro Basketball Writers Association ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | first quarter-century of the NBA ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NBA 25th Anniversary Team Description of subject: The NBA 25th Anniversary Team was a commemorative all-time roster selected in 1971 to honor the league’s greatest players from its first quarter-century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Robert Lee Pettit Jr.
linked to: NBA 25th Anniversary Team
linked to: NBA 25th Anniversary Team