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15 Best NBA Books

Goal: Find the best NBA books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best nba books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

15 Best NBA Books

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1

The Breaks of the Game

by David Halberstam

2

The Jordan Rules

The Inside Story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

by Sam Smith

Also recommended by:

Larry Ellison

3

Eleven Rings

The Soul of Success

by Phil Jackson

Also recommended by:

Tom Bilyeu, Patrick Bet-David

4

A Season on the Brink

A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers

by John Feinstein

5

Dream Team

How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

by Jack McCallum

6

Heaven Is a Playground

by Rick Telander

7

Life Is Not an Accident

A Memoir of Reinvention

by Jay Williams

8

Loose Balls

The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association

by Terry Pluto

9

My Losing Season

A Memoir

by Pat Conroy

10

Pistol

A Biography of Pete Maravich

by Mark Kriegel

11

Sum It Up

A Thousand and Ninety-Eight Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective

by Pat Summitt

12

The Last Shot

City Streets, Basketball Dreams

by Darcy Frey

13

The Miracle of St. Anthony

A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty

by Adrian Wojnarowski

14

Toughness

Developing True Strength On and Off the Court

by Jay Bilas

15

When The Game Was Ours

by Earvin Magic Johnson

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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