The NBA belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 1977–78: 56 title changes among 21 franchises; Washington Bullets finished with it.
2. 1983–84: 55 title changes among 15 franchises; Boston Celtics finished with it.
3. 1986–87: 54 title changes among 21 franchises; Los Angeles Lakers finished with it.
4. 1974–75: 53 title changes among 15 franchises; Golden State Warriors finished with it.
5. 1975–76: 53 title changes among 16 franchises; Boston Celtics finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 1948–49: 20 title changes. Baltimore Bullets carried it in and Minneapolis Lakers carried it out.
2. 1970–71: 25 title changes. New York Knicks carried it in and Boston Celtics carried it out.
3. 1947–48: 30 title changes. Philadelphia Warriors carried it in and Baltimore Bullets carried it out.
4. 1963–64: 30 title changes. Boston Celtics carried it in and Baltimore Bullets carried it out.
5. 1998–99: 30 title changes. Chicago Bulls carried it in and San Antonio Spurs carried it out.

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