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NBA team wheel: spin for a random team v0.2.0

Tap, flick or press Space

30 entries

Hide a note behind a slice with a bar: cat | a small furry pet. It shows after the spin. Start a line with an emoji to draw it big. Two columns pasted from a spreadsheet work too.

After a spin

Anyone can come up again. Repeats are fine.

Who's away today?

Tap anyone who is away. Their slice is hatched and skipped today only; at midnight they are back. Nobody is deleted.

Drag the wheel round and let go to flick it. Your flick sets the show. The draw is already fair: your browser's secure random generator picks the winner before the wheel moves.

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Space spin, or stop sooner · R new round · M sound on or off · F full screen · Esc leave it

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Spin for one of the 30 NBA teams, listed by city. It is a quick way to choose a team for a data task, a map lesson or a basketball drawing warm-up.

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How to use it

  1. The wheel already holds 30 entries for “NBA team wheel”. Edit, add or delete lines in the box and it redraws; your changes stay in this browser.
  2. Tap the wheel, press Space, or drag it and let go to flick it. The winner is drawn first with your browser's secure random generator; the pegs, the clicks and the big reveal only show it.
  3. Choose Fade the winner or Remove the winner to use every entry once, or Keep everyone in for repeats. “Original list” brings back the starting entries, and Print makes a paper spinner of the list.

Ideas for class

  • Spin a team and read its points per game from a stats page, then round it to the nearest whole number and compare two spins.
  • Place the team's home city on a map of the United States and say which time zone it is in.
  • Write a short sports report for a school newsletter about an imagined game for the team the wheel picks.
  • Choose a team to follow for a week of data tracking, with each pair of students recording scores in a table.
  • Sketch the team's logo from memory in two minutes, then compare it with the real one and talk about the shapes used.

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Questions

Which NBA teams are on the wheel?

The 30 teams of the National Basketball Association as of November 2026, listed by city. If a team moves or changes its name, a teacher can edit the list in the box and the wheel redraws.

Can I make a smaller wheel for one conference?

Yes. Delete the lines you do not want in the box and the wheel redraws with fewer slices. Your changes stay in this browser, and Original list brings all 30 teams back.

Does every team have an equal chance?

Yes. The winner is drawn first with your browser's secure random generator, so no team is likelier than another. The pegs and sounds only show the result, and Peabody takes no side on any team.

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