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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.
The ABA was formed in the fall of 1967, and the first ABA Finals were played at the end of the league's first season in the spring of 1968. [1] [2] The league ceased operations in 1976 with the ABA–NBA merger and four teams from the ABA continued play in the National Basketball Association. [3]
The Pacers became the first ABA champions to return in the same form for the following season. The Oakland Oaks became the Washington Caps for the 1969–1970 ABA season; the Pittsburgh Pipers had become the Minnesota Pipers after winning the ABA championship the prior season. Roger Brown of Indiana was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA ...
All-ABA First Team (1968–1971) All-ABA Second Team : 2012: 50 [16] Julius Erving: F/G: Virginia Squires (1971–1973) New York Nets (1973–1976) 1974, 1976: ABA Most Valuable Player Award (1974–1976) ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award (1974, All-ABA First Team (1973–1976) All-ABA Second Team All-Rookie First Team
The 1970–71 ABA season was the fourth season of the American Basketball Association. Notable franchise moves from the previous season included: The Washington Caps moved to Norfolk, Virginia, became the Virginia Squires and switched divisions with the Indiana Pacers .
The 1971–72 ABA season was the fifth season of the American Basketball Association. The Indiana Pacers won the championship, defeating the New York Nets , 4 games to 2, in the ABA Finals. For the first time in the league's history, no franchise moved to a different state from the previous season.
1970: History: Buffalo Braves 1970–1978 San Diego Clippers 1978–1984 Los Angeles Clippers 1984–present [1] [2] Arena: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Location: Buffalo, New York: Team colors: Black, white, orange, Columbia blue [3] Team manager: Eddie Donovan (1970–1975) Head coach: Dolph Schayes (1970–1972) Johnny McCarthy (1972) Jack ...
The following are teams that were members of the American Basketball Association in the time from its founding in 1967 until the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. Subcategories This category has the following 30 subcategories, out of 30 total.