The arrival of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to the NBA for the 1979-80 season propelled the NBA to unforseen heights during the 1980's. But what else happened in the NBA that year?

NBA.com brings those memories back to life with a year-by-year journey into the NBA's annals. Head back to that 1979-80 season, or any season, for a season overview, league standings, playoff results, a Finals recap, a list of award winners and statistical league leaders.

1940s 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49	1950s 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59	1960s 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69	1970s 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79
	1980s 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89	1990s 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99	2000s 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05