How many teams in NBA history?

1946: "BAA-BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA" was established. At that time, there were eleven teams divided into two groups: east and west.

The eleven teams are:

Boston CLETICS;

Chicago Bucks Chicago STAGS;

Detroit FALCONS;

New York KNICKERBROCKERS;

Philadelphia Warriors Philadelphia WARRIORS;

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Provedence STEAMROLLERS;

St.Louis BOMBERS;

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Toronto HUSKIES;

Washington CAPITOLS.

1947: The Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Falcons, Pittsburgh Ironmen, and Toronto Strong were disbanded, and the Baltimore BULLETS joined, leaving only the participating teams Eight teams.

1948: Four teams from the NBL-NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE joined, increasing the number of participating teams to 12.

The four newly added teams are:

Fort Wayne Pistons Ft.Wayne PISTONS;

Indianapolis JETS ;

Minneapolis LAKERS;

Rochester ROYALS.

1949: Six NBL teams merged with the BAA, and the two leagues were collectively known as the "National Basketball Association" (NBA-National Basketball Association).

The six newly added teams are:

Anderson PACKERS;

Denver NUGGETS;

Sheboygan REDSKINS;

Syracuse NATIONALS;

Tri-City BLACKHAWKS;

Waterloo HAWKS .

The Prudence Steam Rollers were disbanded, and the Indianapolis Jets were renamed the Indiana Olympians. Since then, the NBA has been officially established, with 17 teams participating in the competition, divided into three divisions: East, Central and West.

1950: Anderson Packers, Denver Nuggets, West Bergen Redskins, Waterloo Hawks withdrew from the league, Chicago Bucks, St. Louis Bombers disbanded, and the remaining eleven teams were reorganized Go back to the east and west areas.

1951: The Washington Capitals disbanded, leaving ten teams. The Tri-City Blackhawks moved to Milwaukee and were renamed the Milwaukee HAWKS.

1953: The Indianapolis Olympians disbanded, leaving nine teams in the league.

1954: The Baltimore Bullets disbanded, leaving eight teams in the league.

1955: The Milwaukee Hawks moved to St. Louis and were renamed St. Louis HAWKS.

1957: The Fort Wayne Pistons moved to Detroit and were renamed the Detroit Pistons; the Rochester Royals moved to Cincinnati and were renamed the Cincinnati ROYALS .

1960: The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles and changed their name to the Los Angeles Lakers.

1961: The Chicago PACKERS rejoined the league and the number of teams became nine.

1962: The Philadelphia Warriors moved to San Francisco and were renamed San Francisco WARRIORS; the Chicago Packers were renamed Chicago ZEPHYRS.

1963: The Chicago Zephyrs moved to Baltimore and were renamed the Baltimore BULLETS; the Jazz Nationals moved to Philadelphia and were renamed the Philadelphia 76ERS.

1966: The Chicago Bulls joined the league, and the number of teams rose to ten.

1967: San Diego ROCKETS and Seattle SuperSonics join the league, increasing the number of teams to twelve. The Los Angeles Lakers move to Inglewood, but the team name remains unchanged.

1968: Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns join the league, bringing the maximum number of participating teams to fourteen in history. The St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta and changed their name to the Atlanta HAWKS.

1970: Buffalo BRAVES, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers joined the league, and the number of participating teams rose to seventeen. It is divided into East and West divisions. The East division is also divided into the Central Division and the Atlantic Division; the West division is divided into the Midwest Division and the Pacific Division.

1971: The San Diego Rockets moved to Houston and were renamed the Houston ROCKETS; the San Francisco Warriors moved to Oakland and were renamed the current Golden State Warriors.

1972: The Cincinnati Royals moved to Kansas and Omaha and were renamed the Kansas City-Omaha KINGS.

1973: The Baltimore Bullets moved to Landover (Landover, Maryland, USA) and changed their name to Capital BULLETS.

1974: The New Orleans Jazz joined the league New Orlando JAZZ, and the number of participating teams increased to eighteen. The Cleveland Cavaliers move to Richfield, but the team name remains unchanged. The Capital Bullets also changed their name to the Washington BULLETS.

1975: The Kansas-Omaha Kings settled in Kansas City and changed their name to Kasas City KINGS.

1976: Four teams from the ABA (American Basketball Association) merged into the NBA, and the number of NBA participating teams increased to 22. The four teams are: Denver NUGGETS, Indiana PACERS, New York NETS, and San Antonio PUURS.

1977: The New York Nets moved to Piscataway (located in New Jersey) and changed their name to New Jersey NETS.

1978: The Buffalo Warriors moved to San Diego and changed their name to the San Diego Clippers; the Detroit Pistons moved to Pontiac, and the team name remained unchanged.

1979: The New Orleans Jazz moved to Salt Lake City and changed their name to Utah JAZZ.

1980: The Dallas Mavericks join the NBA, and the number of participating teams becomes twenty-three.

1981: The New Jersey Nets moved to E. Rutherford, and the team name remained unchanged.

1984: The San Diego Clippers moved to Los Angeles and changed their name to the Los Angeles CLIPPERS.

1985: The Kansas City Kings moved to Sacramento and were renamed the Sacramento Kings.

1988: Charlotte HORNETS and Miami HEAT joined, and the NBA expanded again to 25 teams. The Detroit Pistons move to Aubuen Hills, the team name remains unchanged.

1989: Minnesota TIMBERWOLVES and Orlando MAGIC joined, and the number of teams rose again to twenty-seven.

1994: The Cleveland Cavaliers moved back to Cleveland again.

1995: Two Canadian teams, Toronto RAPTORS and Vancouver Grizzlies, joined, bringing the number of teams to twenty-nine.

1997: The Washington Bullets changed their name to the Washington Wizards WIZARDS.

1999: The Los Angeles Lakers return to Los Angeles again.

2001: The Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis and changed their name to Memphis GRIZZLIES.

2002: The Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans and changed their name to the New Orleans HORNETS.

Note:

NBA’s full name is NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (National Basketball Association)

AAU’s full name is AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION (Amateur Athletic Union)

The full name of BAA is BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (National Basketball Association)

The full name of NPBL is NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE (National Professional Basketball League)

The full name of NBL is NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE (National Basketball League)

The full name of ABL is AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (American Basketball League)

The full name of CBA is CONTINENTAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (Continental Basketball Association)

The full name of ABA is AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (American Basketball League)

The full name of Independent is INDEPENDENT LEAGUE (Independent League)

In 1949, the NBL and BAA merged to form the current NBA.