George Mikan:

• 3 second rule

• lane widened from 6 feet to 12 feet

• goaltending (NCAA and NBA)

• honorable mention- 3-point line in the ABA (as an official), which was later transferred to the NBA

Wilt Chamberlain:

• Shooters cannot cross the free throw line while during free throws (Wilt would throw it against the backboard for dunks)

• lane widened from 12 feet to 16 feet

• offensive interference/goaltending

• ball cannot be inbounded over the backboard (Inbounders standing underneath the basket would routinely lob the ball over the backboard for Wilt)

Darryl Dawkins:

• changed backboard material due to constant glass shattering dunks (well, just 2 but the commish had enough)

Shaq:

• changed backboard support and stanchion design (brought down the backboard twice)

• honorable mention- teams can no longer Hack-a-Shaq in the last 2 minutes of the game without consequences

Charles Barkley:

• 5 second rule (Also the Mark Jackson rule)- players have 5 seconds to make an offensive move (Chuck would back that enormous booty all day)

Reggie Miller:

• The Leg Kick, players cannot kick legs out on shot attempts to draw fouls

Kevin Durant:

• The Rip Through, famously used by Kobe in the 2010 NBA Finals, and also by Dwyane.

Allen Iverson:

• Palming, dat crossover

Honorable mention to Lew Alcindor for instituting a no-dunk rule, but it was in the NCAA.

Questionable ones:

• Karl Malone, I always thought it was because of this man that there is a time limit to shoot free throws, but I can't find any evidence.

• Rasheed Wallace- The technical foul rule. 16 in the regular season = 1 game suspension, every additional 2 techs = 1 game. 7 techs for playoffs = 1 game, and every additional 2 techs = another game.

I think it's incredible how dominant Mikan was that they revised to rules in a failed attempt to bring down his domination, but I think its even more amazing that they changed those very rules again for Wilt, in another failed attempt to reduce dominance. Neither big men were hampered by the new rules. Chuck used his god-given assets (heh) to back down taller players relentlessly; and Reggie and Durant used some cunning to draw fouls so often, they had to put a stop to it.

Any input or corrections are welcome, you are welcome to fill in my blanks or add to the list.

Edit:

Shaq: Zone Defense

Michael Jordan: Illegal Offense (clear out isolation on one side of the court)

Allen Iverson: Dress Code

LaMarcus Aldridge: rule that now allows late-game goaltending reviews

Trent Tucker: disallows any regular shot to be taken on the court if the ball is put into play with less than three-tenths of a second left on the game or shot clock

Derek Harper: hand checking

Dwyane Wade: jumping into defenders after pump fakes to draw shooting fouls.

Contract stuff:

Gilbert Arenas: Not rule changes to the game of basketball but changes to the CBA include the Gilbert Arenas rule and Bird Rights.

Derrick Rose: young players to collect maximum deals worth 30% of the salary cap on their second contract if they meet certain requirements. Upgraded from the previous 25%, idea came up by Chris Paul.

Larry Bird: The Bird Exception/Bird Rights- teams are permitted to exceed the salary cap to re-sign one of their own players.

Allan Houston: The Amnesty Clause (although not the current Amnesty Clause).

Honorable Mentions:

Kevin Garnett: Garnett Rule - goaltending shots on dead plays; while not illegal, people may argue it affects the game by both being annoying, and not allowing players to practice their stroke or gain confidence during dead plays.

Len Bias: new no tolerance drug policy. The rule that got Birdman Andersen suspended for a year.

Rajon Rondo: Headbands must now be worn with the logo facing the right way.

Vince Carter: I remember something about earbuds being banned during warmups because of him.

Dwyane Wade: Band aids with names or identifications are banned.

Caron Butler: No straw chewing during games.

hahah koji si ti lik, pa pravila su mjenjana zbog igrača koji je predobar, a ne preloš.

vrlo je jednostavno, ako tvoja ekipa daje 105 koševa na 100 posjeda, treba bi imati 52,5% uspješnosti sa linije da se protivniku ne isplati hack-a-insert random dete kreten taktika. ili neka dovedu par najboljih ofenzivnih skakača u ligi da hvataju jordanove cigle.