We are a quarter of the way into the 21st century, which offers a nice milestone moment to look back on 25 years of NBA basketball since 2000. The century started with the Lakers ' dynastic run led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, but is currently in the longest stretch of parity the league's ever seen, with seven consecutive different champions. As part of our look back at the last 25 years, we've explored a number of topics, which you can check out below:
Ranking top 25 players of last 25 years
Quarter-century awards: MVP and more
All quarter-century teams by position
Top 25 "what ifs" from the last 25 years
25 most iconic shots from the last 25 years
To continue our look back at the last quarter-century of hoops, we wanted to look at the 25 best trades that helped change f