World title lineage
NBA HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of NBA heavyweight champions since 1932 — 53 champions across 89 reigns. MURAT GASSIEV is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to JOE LOUIS (12y, 3 defences).
- 89MURAT GASSIEVCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 3m · 0 defences
- 88
2025–2026 · 7m · 0 defences
- 87
2025 · 1m · 0 defences
- 86
2025 · 4m · 0 defences
- 85
2025 · 3m · 0 defences
- 84
2024–2025 · 11m · 0 defences
- 83
2024 · 15d · 0 defences
- 82
2024 · 0d · 0 defences
- 81
2023–2024 · 6m · 0 defences
- 80
2023 · 4m · 0 defences
- 79
2022–2023 · 1y 3m · 1 defence
- 78
2022 · 3m · 0 defences
- 77
2021–2022 · 7m · 0 defences
- 76
2021 · 3m · 0 defences
- 75
2021 · 2m · 0 defences
- 74
2020–2021 · 2m · 0 defences
- 73
2020 · 9m · 0 defences
- 72
2019–2020 · 1y · 0 defences
- 71
2018–2019 · 6m · 0 defences
- 70
2017–2018 · 9m · 0 defences
- 69
2016–2017 · 1y 9m · 0 defences
- 68
2014–2016 · 1y 9m · 1 defence
- 67
2013–2014 · 8m · 1 defence
- 66
2013 · 5m · 0 defences
- 65
2012–2013 · 6m · 1 defence
- 64
2012 · 1m · 0 defences
- 63
2012 · 7d · 0 defences
- 62
2012 · 7m · 1 defence
- 61
2012 · 7d · 0 defences
- 60
2011–2012 · 4m · 2 defences
- 59
2011 · 2m · 0 defences
- 58
2011 · 7d · 0 defences
- 57
2011 · 2m · 0 defences
- 56
2010–2011 · 7m · 0 defences
- 55
2010 · 1m · 0 defences
- 54
2010 · 4m · 0 defences
- 53
2010 · 4m · 0 defences
- 52
2009–2010 · 4m · 0 defences
- 51
2009 · 21d · 0 defences
- 50
2009 · 2m · 0 defences
- 49
2009 · 7m · 0 defences
- 48
2008–2009 · 5m · 1 defence
- 47
2007–2008 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 46
2006–2007 · 6m · 1 defence
- 45
2006 · 2m · 0 defences
- 44
2006 · 2m · 0 defences
- 43
2006 · 2m · 0 defences
- 42
2005–2006 · 3m · 0 defences
- 41
2003–2005 · 2y · 0 defences
- 40
2003 · 9m · 0 defences
- 39
2002–2003 · 3m · 0 defences
- 38
2001–2002 · 1y 9m · 1 defence
- 37
1999–2001 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 36
1997–1999 · 2y 5m · 0 defences
- 35
1997 · 7d · 0 defences
- 34
1996–1997 · 6m · 0 defences
- 33
1996 · 1m · 0 defences
- 32
1996 · 2m · 0 defences
- 31
1995–1996 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 30
1995 · 2m · 0 defences
- 29
1995 · 2m · 0 defences
- 28
1994–1995 · 5m · 0 defences
- 27
1994 · 7d · 0 defences
- 26
1993–1994 · 12m · 0 defences
- 25
1993 · 0d · 0 defences
- 24
1993 · 9m · 1 defence
- 23
1993 · 7d · 0 defences
- 22
1992–1993 · 3m · 0 defences
- 21
1990–1992 · 2y 1m · 3 defences
- 20
1990 · 9m · 0 defences
- 19
1987–1990 · 2y 11m · 8 defences
- 18
1986–1987 · 8m · 0 defences
- 17
1983–1986 · 2y 10m · 0 defences
- 16
1982–1983 · 10m · 0 defences
- 15
1981–1982 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
- 14
1978–1979 · 10m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 13
1978 · 7m · 0 defences
- 12
1974–1978 · 3y 4m · 3 defences
- 11
1973–1974 · 1y 9m · 2 defences
- 10
1970–1973 · 2y 2m · 0 defences
- 9
1967–1970 · 3y 8m · 0 defences
- 8
1961–1967 · 6y · 0 defences
- 7
1952–1961 · 8y 6m · 2 defences
- 6
1951–1952 · 1y 2m · 1 defence
- 5
1949–1951 · 2y 1m · 8 defences
- 4
1937–1949 · 12y · 3 defences
- 3
1934–1937 · 3y · 0 defences
- 2
1934 · 4m · 0 defences
- 1
1932–1934 · 1y 10m · 0 defences
