2025 NBA Playoffs: Who runs the league? 4 generations of stars are battling like never before

There are four generations of NBA superstars, all playing at once, each with championship aspirations.

There are two factions — one featuring Nikola Joki and Giannis Antetokounmpo , who have each banked rings, and another boasting the league's three title favorites.

Last year Al Horford captured the NBA championship that had eluded his 16-year career.

Stephen Curry , LeBron James and James Harden should be asking themselves: Do we still have it?.

From 2019-23 , one of Kawhi Leonard , Jimmy Butler , Giannis Antetokounmpo or Nikola Joki were in the Finals each season, save for 2022 .

The longevity of the generation before them and the rise of the next generation behind them has limited this generation's championship window to only a few years .

The next generation took last year's title, and they are the favorites to do it again.

We could easily envision a world where this generation wins the league's next five titles, leaving Joki and Antetokounmpo at age 35 , on the other side of it.

The Knicks feature a handful of players from this generation, including Karl-Anthony Towns , Kristaps Porziis and Jaylen Brown .

Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero , recent No. 1 overall picks, have already made All-Star teams.