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The following is a timeline of the organizational changes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including contractions, expansions, relocations, and divisional realignment. The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949.
The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own. [4] [1] [5] In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... NBA history by team (16 P) V. Former NBA venues (3 C, ... Timeline of the National Basketball Association
Six years ago, the NBA counted five major game makers -- including Sony, Midway and Atari -- in its non-exclusive circle of licensees. That number has since dwindled to two, as the league today re ...
There was a lot of expansion and moving of organizations in the early years of the NBA. During this 20-year time period is when notable franchises entered the NBA like the Syracuse Nationals (now the Philadelphia 76ers), the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors), Minneapolis Lakers (now the Los Angeles Lakers), and Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento Kings).
The opening of facilities would be the first step towards restarting the league, which has been shuttered since March 11 after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. "The purpose ...
The NBA has been on hold since March, but the 2019-20 season is set to resume toward the end of July. In an effort to make sure the seeding games aren’t too sloppy, the NBA has orchestrated a ...
The NBA generally claims the BAA's history as its own. For example, at NBA History online its table of one-line "NBA Season Recaps" begins 1946–47 without comment. [ 4 ] It celebrated "NBA at 50" in 1996, with the announcement of its 50 Greatest Players among other things.