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The NBA originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions and relocations consists of 30 teams – 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The current league organization divides 30 teams into two 15-team conferences [ 155 ] of three divisions with five teams each.
1974–75 NBA teams Eastern Western; Atlantic: Central: Midwest: Pacific: Boston Celtics: Atlanta Hawks: Chicago Bulls: Golden State Warriors: Buffalo Braves: Cleveland Cavaliers: Detroit Pistons: Los Angeles Lakers: New York Knicks: Houston Rockets: Kansas City–Omaha Kings: Phoenix Suns: Philadelphia 76ers: New Orleans Jazz* Milwaukee Bucks ...
The 1946–47 BAA season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America.The league launched with 11 teams playing a 60-game schedule. The postseason tournament (the 1947 BAA Playoffs) at its conclusion, ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the first BAA Champion, beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals.
The Packers, Red Skins, and Waterloo Hawks left the NBA for the National Professional Basketball League, and are the only defunct teams to have ceased to exist in a league other than the NBA. [7] The original Bullets were the last defunct team to leave the NBA, having folded during the 1954–55 season, and are the only defunct team to have won ...
BAA merged with NBL and was renamed NBA; 2 teams folded prior to the season; 6 NBL teams joined; 1 expansion team joined [8] 1950–51: Minneapolis Lakers: 44–24 (.647) 1951 — — 1951: Rochester Royals: 11 66–69 3 teams left the NBA for the NPBL; 3 teams folded prior to the season; 1 team folded during the season; the first All-Star Game ...
The National Basketball Association has undergone several rounds of expansion in the league's history, since it began play in 1946, to reach 30 teams. The most recent examples are the additions of the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat in 1988; the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic in 1989; the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995 (who relocated to Memphis in 2001); and the ...
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men's basketball league, consisting of 30 teams in North America—29 in the United States and one in Canada.The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]