Walter A. Brown Trophy

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The Walter A. Brown Trophy was the original championship trophy awarded annually to the winner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals before it was redesigned and renamed.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball trophy
sports award
alsoKnownAs original NBA championship trophy
associatedLeague National Basketball Association
awardedAnnually true
awardFor NBA championship
winner of the NBA Finals
competition NBA Finals
country United States
firstAwarded 1949
historicalSignificance first official championship trophy of the NBA
namedAfter Walter A. Brown
originallyFor winner of the BAA Finals
presentedBy National Basketball Association
purpose to honor the NBA champion team
replacedBy Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
sport basketball
status retired trophy
successorTrophyName Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
usedUntil 1977

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