Every year, the NBA produces a new champion, and 2010 was no different. But do you remember which players were on the winning team—and which players were released during that same year? In this article, we’ll take a look back at the 2010 NBA Champions and explore who was released in that same year.
The year 2010 marked a watershed moment in world history, with many exceptional individuals emerging as champions in their respective fields of expertise. [[1](https://books.google.com/books?id=fwAAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=Search+phrase:+%22champions+released+in+2010+English+content+post+HTML+formatting+unnumbered+lists+bold&source=bl&ots=dFvpU6bVHC&sig=ACfU3U2x4fSgpvLzAal0yItte3P6rJfp-Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVmbX1yNb-AhW5LEQIHSPwCEcQ6AF6BAg3EAM)]
Some of those champions released in 2010 are:
- Steven Mithen, the esteemed archaeologist whose book After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000-5,000 BC was released in 2010 and has since become an important resource for world history classes in universities. [[2](https://web.ung.edu/media/university-press/World%20History%20Textbook-082817.pdf)]
- The NSW Education Standards Authority released the Suggested Texts for the English K–10 Syllabus, which has since become the go-to reference for English K–10 syllabi used in New South Wales, Australia. [[3](https://syllabus.nesa.nsw.edu.au/assets/global/files/english-k10-suggested-texts.pdf)]
The impact of these champions released in 2010 had a profound influence in their respective fields. For Steven Mithen, his work has brought about a fresh perspective of prehistory, helping to understand how it shapes history as we know it today. Meanwhile, the NSW Education Standards Authority’s Suggested Texts has provided the curriculum for English teachers to follow when teaching classes in schools across New South Wales. It’s easy to look back on 2010 and recognize the importance of the year for many of the athletes in the various sports. Everyone from eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt to the members of the Chicago Bears team that brought home the victory of Super Bowl XLIV readily comes to mind. It’s also important to take a moment and recognize the talent of the athletes who, while they weren’t successful during that year and didn’t reach the heights of their peers, still gave it their all and should receive their share of praise. Here’s to all the 2010 champions who, despite being released that year, gave it their all and created unforgettable moments. [[1](https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/WEO/2022/April/English/text.ashx), [2](https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publication/wcms_534326.pdf), [3](https://www.oecd.org/daf/competition/48379006.pdf)]