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Each week Vintage NBA highlights a different NBA legend, by linking the past to the present, featuring interviews with current NBA stars and showcasing popular culture – fashion, footage, and fads – from the legend’s era.
Vintage NBA airs on Thursday’s at 7:00 p.m./ET and each week features the current NBA star “in the chair,” discussing the influence of the legend on his career. Every episode also looks back to an unforgettable NBA game in history.
Vintage NBA Schedule
| Premiere Date | Subject | "In the Chair" | Airwave Archive | |
| 1-10 | Michael Cooper | Brian Shaw | ‘88 Gm 5 vs. Utah | |
| 1-17 | Doug Collins | Chris Whitney | Gm 1-77 finals | |
| 1-24 | Alex English | N. Van Exel | ‘85 Gm 4 vs Utah | |
| 1-31 | Bill Bradley | Shane Battier | Gm7 1970 Finals | |
| 2-7 | Armed Forces Veterans | David Robinson | Gm1 1954 finals | |
| 2-14 | Bob Lanier | Ervin Johnson | ’81 Gm 7 vs. Phil. | |
| 2-21 | John Lucas | Trajan Langdon | ’87 vs. Bost. | |
| 2-28 | Old Arenas | Jalen Rose | Det @NY ‘67, Phil @ Bos. Gm 4 ‘67 Finals, MJ’s 9th gm. ‘84 | |
| 3-7 | Bob Pettit | Shareef Abdur-Rahim | Various Yearender Films | |
| 3-14 | Maurice Cheeks | Eric Snow | Phil@Milw '86 | |
| 3-21 | David Thompson** | Jerry Stackhouse | ’76 ABA All-Star Game | |
| 3-28 | Jack Ramsay | Jim O’Brien | Game 4 '77 playoffs vs. LA | |
| 4-4 | Dennis Johnson | Elton Brand | Game 4, 1979 Finals | |
| 4-11 | Dave DeBusschere | Kurt Thomas | Knicks at Bucks, 1970 | |
| 4-15 | Tom Heinsohn | Kenny Anderson | Game 4, 1964 finals | |
