how many teams were in the league when bill russel played

Bill Russell played 13 seasons for the Celtics. He averaged 22.5 rebounds, 15.1 points and 4.3 assists in 963 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 12 All-Star games. He won 5 MVP awards and 11 NBA championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975.

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How many teams were in the league when bill russel played in his career?
NAMESEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
1956-57
BOS BOS
48
35.3
14.7
19.6
1.8
5.8
13.5
42.7
3.2
6.4
49.2
45.0
1,695
706
943
88
143
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
1957-58
BOS BOS
69
38.3
16.6
22.7
2.9
6.6
15.0
44.2
3.3
6.4
51.9
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
1958-59
BOS BOS
70
42.6
16.7
23.0
3.2
6.5
14.2
45.7
3.7
6.1
59.8
49.3
2,979
1,168
1,612
222
161
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
1959-60
BOS BOS
74
42.5
18.2
24.0
3.7
7.5
16.1
46.7
3.2
5.3
61.2
49.6
3,146
1,350
1,778
277
210
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
1960-61
BOS BOS
78
44.3
16.9
23.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
42.6
3.3
6.0
55.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
1961-62
BOS BOS
76
45.2
18.9
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
1962-63
BOS BOS
78
44.9
16.8
23.6
4.5
6.6
15.2
43.2
3.7
6.6
55.5
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
1963-64
BOS BOS
78
44.6
15.0
24.7
4.7
6.0
13.8
43.3
3.0
5.5
55.0
46.1
3,482
1,168
1,930
370
190
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
1964-65
BOS BOS
78
44.4
14.1
24.1
5.3
5.5
12.6
43.8
3.1
5.5
57.3
47.2
3,466
1,102
1,878
410
204
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
1965-66
BOS BOS
78
43.4
12.9
22.8
4.8
5.0
12.1
41.5
2.9
5.2
55.1
44.8
3,386
1,005
1,779
371
221
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
1966-67
BOS BOS
81
40.7
13.3
21.0
5.8
4.9
10.7
45.4
3.5
5.8
61.0
50.0
3,297
1,075
1,700
472
258
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
1967-68
BOS BOS
78
37.9
12.5
18.6
4.6
4.7
11.0
42.5
3.2
5.9
53.7
46.1
2,953
977
1,451
357
242
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
1968-69
BOS BOS
77
42.7
9.9
19.3
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
231
Average74.142.315.122.54.35.913.444.03.35.856.147.13132.81117.11663.1315.4199.4
Total96342.315.122.54.35.913.444.03.35.856.147.140,72614,52221,6204,1002,592

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1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
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Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 9

121

Final

113

TOR Raptors

15 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
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4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
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5
Spurs Spurs
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7
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
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19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
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Celtics Celtics
15
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5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
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6
76ers 76ers
13
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
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DET DET
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Wed
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PHX PHX
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OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
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LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
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HOU HOU
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Thu
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NOP NOP
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