Since 1999, Every NBA Finals Included At Least One Of Danny Green’s Teammates

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All good things come to an end eventually and so did Shaquille O’Neals incredibly impressive NBA Finals streak in 2021.

From 1984 to 2021, every single NBA Finals featured at least one player who was teammates with O’Neal, ending the streak at 37 years.

But you know what they say: the streak is dead, long live the streak… and that’s why we’ll now be following a new one.

Every NBA Finals since 1999 included one of Danny Green’s teammates. Here’s the list with at least one player in each year:

1999 – Tim Duncan

2000 – Shaquille O’Neal

2001 – Shaquille O’Neal

2002 – Shaquille O’Neal

2003 – Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili

2004 – Shaquille O’Neal

2005 – Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili

2006 – Shaquille O’Neal

2007 – Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili

2008 – Rajon Rondo 

2009 – Shannon Brown

2010 – Shannon Brown 

2011 – LeBron James 

2012 – LeBron James 

2013 – LeBron James 

2014 – Every San Antonio Spur

2015 – David Lee 

2016 – LeBron James 

2017 – Patrick McCaw 

2018 – Patrick McCaw 

2019 – Every Toronto Raptor

2020 – Every Los Angeles Laker

2021 – Bryn Forbes 

2022 – Derrick White 

And there are pretty good odds for the streak to continue this year, too, if the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics or Miami Heat reach the Finals, it will continue for at least one additional year.