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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 ...
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.
2 expansion teams joined [27] 1969–70: New York Knicks: 60–22 (.732) 1970 — — 1970: New York Knicks: 14 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History [28] 1970–71: Milwaukee Bucks: 66–16 (.805) 1971: Baltimore Bullets: Milwaukee Bucks: 1971: Milwaukee Bucks: 17 82 3 expansion teams joined; 25th anniversary season [29] 1971–72 ...
The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. [3] The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's ...
The NBA approved the move and as part of the deal, as well as to avoid a Browns-like lawsuit, the NBA promised that Charlotte would get a new expansion franchise, although unlike the arrangement agreed to in 1996 by the NFL for Cleveland, the NBA also agreed at the time to allow Shinn to relocate the extant Hornets' franchise and history to New ...
Atlanta Hawks' Dyson Daniels (5) defends as Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots during a semifinal game in the NBA Cup basketball tournament Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Las Vegas.
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📅 Key NBA dates to know. League Start: Tuesday, October 22. Emirates NBA Cup: November 12 - December 17. NBA All-Star Weekend: February 14-16 (San Francisco, CA) League End: April 13.