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The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.
Get the list of all the NBA & ABA Teams both active and defunct along with the wins and losses stats and more on Basketball-Reference.com
During the ABA’s launch in 1967, there were 11 teams: the New Jersey Americans, the Anaheim Amigos, the New Orleans Buccaneers, the Dallas Chaparrals, the Kentucky Colonels, the Houston Mavericks, the Minnesota Muskies, the Oakland Oaks, the Indiana Pacers, the Pittsburh Pipers, and the Denver Rockets.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced ABAGENCY, a players management group, designed to help young professional basketball players prepare for international teams by providing a host of much needed services that will enhance their experience and help them maximize the potential.
The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA), but changed their name to Rockets before the first season. The Rockets then change...
As part of the merger agreement, the NBA agreed to accept four of the remaining six ABA teams: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets, and San Antonio Spurs. The remaining two ABA teams, the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis, folded, with their players entering a dispersal draft.
The ABA fielded 11 teams in its first season and quickly earned a loyal following with its wide-open style of play. The league introduced a number of rule changes, most notably the three-point shot and a red, white, and blue ball.
The American Basketball Association began as a rival to the NBA in 1967. The ABA hoped the make money in markets that the NBA was not in, however, the ABA did establish teams in the New York ( Americans ), San Francisco ( Oaks ) and Los Angeles ( Amigos ) markets.
In nine chaotic seasons, the American Basketball Association (ABA) became known more for its red, white and blue ball and high flyers than its legendary teams. To be fair, there were still some great ABA teams, though, the best of which are remembered here.
Four ABA teams were absorbed into the older league: the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs. Founded in 1967, the ABA distinguished itself from its older NBA counterpart with a more wide-open, flashy style of offensive play, as well as differences in rules—a 30-second shot clock and use of a three-point field ...