Full names of all NBA teams (30 teams)

As of April 29th, 20 19, the full names of all NBA teams (30 teams) are as follows:

1, Atlanta eagle.

Atlanta Hawks is a professional basketball team, which belongs to Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded on 1946, 1949 joined the American Basketball Professional League (NBA). It is part of the southeast division of the NBA Eastern Conference.

2. Boston Celtics.

1946, 1 1 ice hockey bosses discussed the establishment of a new basketball league, so BAA came into being, and Celtic was one of the original 1 1 teams. Because there are many Irish immigrants in Boston, many of them are Celts, so the name of the team was called "the original Celtic team" when it was first built, and later it was simplified to "Celtic team".

3. Chicago Bulls.

1966 joined the NBA, and Chicago is located in the Great Lakes region. In order to meet the demand for meat and milk in the northeastern cities of the United States, the local dairy industry is very developed, so "Bull" became the team name of the Chicago professional basketball team.

4. Dallas Mavericks.

Dallas is a city in western Texas, named calf, to commemorate the local cowboy life in the west.

5. Denver Nuggets.

Formerly known as "Denver Rockets", it is one of the founding teams of ABA. 1974 After joining the NBA, it was renamed the "gold nugget team" because in the19th century, American scientists discovered gold mines in Denver. Denver is rich in mineral resources, such as gold mines in Colorado.

6. Golden State Warriors.

Golden state warriors was founded in 1946 and joined BAA( 1949 joined the NBA). It is a professional basketball team affiliated to Oakland, California, USA, and affiliated to the Pacific Division of the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA).

7. Charlotte Hornets.

1988 was formed in Charlotte and entered the NBA. Charlotte is located in North Carolina in the southeastern United States. The team emblem is a fierce bumblebee, and Charlotte's emblem also has a bee pattern. Wasp is a common and fierce bee species in local forests. In 2002, the Hornets moved from Charlotte to New Orleans, and the geographical environment changed, but the team name with the environmental characteristics of the team's birthplace remained.

8. Brooklyn Nets.

Brooklyn Nets is a men's professional basketball team headquartered in Brooklyn, new york, New York, USA, which belongs to the National Basketball Association (NBA). 1967 team, 1976 join the NBA league. It is part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern League of American Men's Basketball Professional League.

9. Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio, belongs to the professional basketball team in Ohio, USA, and is a part of the Eastern Division of the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA).

10, Houston rockets.

Houston Rockets, founded in 1967 and joined the NBA in 1967-68 season, is a professional basketball team belonging to Houston, Texas, USA, and belongs to the southwest area of the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA) Western League.

The Rockets are a team with a tradition of high center, from early Moses Malone and Ralph Sampson to Hakim Olajuwon, as well as China's "Little Giant" center Yao Ming, who won the championship in the first round in 2002, and Dwight Howard, who moved here from 20/KLOC to 0/3, are all traditional centers in the NBA.

1 1, Minnesota Timberwolves.

1989 joined the NBA, Minnesota, northern United States. This team is named after a fierce wild animal "Timberwolves" in Minnesota.

12 Los Angeles Clippers.

Los Angeles Clippers, founded in 1970, joined the NBA. It is an NBA professional basketball team headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, and belongs to the Pacific Division of the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA) Western Union.

The clippers moved many times. They joined the NBA in early 1970 and were called buffalo warriors. 1977-78 season, the Warriors moved to San Diego and soon changed its name to the Clippers. Since the 1976-77 season, the Clippers have failed to enter the playoffs for 16 consecutive seasons. 198 1, the team changed hands and Sterling became the owner of the team. 1984, the team moved to Los Angeles. However, I can't get rid of my status as a fishing club, and my best record is the semi-finals of the division.

13, Miami Heat.

The team was founded in 1988. The team is located in Miami, Florida, where the seasons are warm and pleasant, so we chose "Hot" from the shortlist of many team names, which not only shows the climate conditions in Miami, but also hopes that the team can have a prosperous future.

14, new york Knicks.

1946 After joining the NBA, the correct name is "bloomers team", because there are a large number of Dutch immigrants in new york, and the Dutch like to wear loose and fat bloomers, while "Knicks" is just a transliteration of the word "bloomers".

15 Detroit piston.

1948 when he joined the NBA, his base camp was in Ford Wynn, and his boss was engaged in piston manufacturing. "Piston" became the name of the team. 1957, the team still uses this name after moving to Detroit. World-class automobile companies such as Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company and Chrysler Automobile Company have set up factories here. The number of cars produced in Detroit ranks first in the world.

16 Memphis grizzlies.

Grizzlies were born in 1995, when their home was in Vancouver, Canada. It is named after the grizzly bear, which is a very representative animal in western Canada (also distributed in the western United States) and symbolizes the power of basketball. In 200 1 year, the Grizzlies moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in the middle and lower reaches of the Mississippi River, but the team name "Grizzlies" remained.

17, Oklahoma City Thunder.

Oklahoma Thunder is a professional basketball team located in Oklahoma City, USA. The team's predecessor, seattle supersonics, was founded in 1966 and joined the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA), belonging to the Northwest Division of the NBA Western Conference.

18, Los Angeles Lakers.

1948 when joining the NBA, "Lakers" meant people who worked or lived in the Great Lakes in the northeastern United States.

19, Orlando magic.

Orlando Magic was founded in 1989 and joined the NBA. Is an NBA professional basketball team headquartered in Orlando, Florida, USA, which belongs to the Eastern Division of the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA).

20. Philadelphia 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers is an NBA professional basketball team headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern League of the American Basketball Professional League (NBA).

The Philadelphia 76ers, as an old team in the NBA, did not set its home in Philadelphia or named it the 76ers at the beginning of its construction, but set up a Syracuse national team. The Syracuse national team formed by 1937 joined the NBA on 1949 with the merger of NBL and ABB.

2 1, Indiana Pacers.

Indiana Pacers is a professional basketball team located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, which belongs to the Central Division of the NBA Eastern Conference.

Pacers was founded in 1967 and joined the American Basketball Association (ABA). Won the ABA championship three times, 1970, 1972, 1973. 1976 after the merger of the American Basketball Association and the American Basketball Professional League (NBA), the Pacers became one of the four teams that joined the original ABA league.

22. New Orleans Pelicans.

The New Orleans Pelican Team is a professional men's basketball team headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, and is a part of the Southwest Division of the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA) Western League.

The Pelicans were originally the New Orleans Hornets. In the 2002-03 season, the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans, which opened the team's history in New Orleans. Since the growth of players such as Chris Paul (fourth overall pick in the first round in 2005) and David West, the team has become a strong team in the West, but there has never been a breakthrough in the playoffs. With the strengthening and rising of other teams, they gradually fell behind. 20 13 in June, the New Orleans Hornets officially held a press conference, announcing that the team was renamed the Pelican Team. In the 20 14- 15 season, the team reached the playoffs again with the eighth place in the west.

23. Portland Trailblazers.

Portland was founded in 1970, which happened to be the center of western development, so naming the team after "pioneers" can also reflect the history of American western development.

24. Phoenix Suns.

The team was established on 1968. Phoenix is the capital of Arizona. It is located in the desert on the west coast of the United States. There is little precipitation and plenty of sunshine throughout the year. The team name "Sun" is the most representative.

25. Washington Wizards.

196 1 Join the NBA. When the team's base camp was still in Baltimore, the team was called the "bullet team" because Baltimore's arms industry was very developed. After the team moved to Washington, it continued to use the name "Bullet" because of violence, and it was not changed to "Wizards" until the season of 1997- 1998.

26. Toronto Raptors.

Toronto Raptors, one of the youngest teams in the NBA, was founded in 1995, 1995- 1996 and joined the NBA. Is a professional basketball team, belonging to Toronto, the capital of Ontario, Canada, and part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern League of the American Men's Basketball Association (NBA).

27. milwaukee bucks.

1968 joined the NBA. Milwaukee is located in Wisconsin on the west bank of Lake Michigan. The wild "Bucks" here are strong and resilient, so they became the team name of Milwaukee.

28. San Antonio Spurs.

One of the founding teams of the NBA, the original team was headquartered in Dallas, and the team name was "Dallas Oaks", and 1970 was renamed "Texas Oaks". The local natural belt is temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest belt, and oak (a hard wood tree species) is common in the forest. This also reflects the local physical and geographical characteristics. 1973 After moving to San Antonio, it was renamed "Spurs". The "Spur" is the iron needle nailed to the heel by the rider. Taking this as the team name can reflect the characteristics of the times in the development of the western region of the United States.

29. Utah jazz.

Utah Jazz, founded in 1974, joined the NBA. It is a professional basketball team, belonging to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and part of the Northwest Division of the Western League of the American Men's Basketball Association (NBA).

Jazz was founded in New Orleans in 1974 and moved to Salt Lake City in 1979. After struggling for the first few years, Jazz became a regular playoff player in the 1980s. From 1983 to 2002, the winning rate in the regular season exceeded 50% every year, and it entered the playoffs for 19 years in a row. 1997 and 1998, the jazz reached the finals twice, but lost to Chicago Bulls both times. In the 2009-20 10 season, the Jazz reached the playoffs with the fifth place in the West.

30. Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento Kings, founded in 1948, joined the NBA. It is a professional basketball team, belonging to Sacramento, California, USA, and belonging to the Pacific Division of the American Men's Basketball Professional League (NBA) Western Union.

1950- 195 1 won the NBA championship as the Rochester Royals. Then the Kings failed to make a breakthrough. Until the 2 1 century, under the Princeton tactical system of head coach Rick Adelman, the Kings became the NBA's most ornamental team composed of "bench bandits" with Chris Webber, Peja Stojakovic, Mike Bibby and Vlade Divac as the core and Bobby Jackson and Hedo Turkoglu as the leading players.

Extended data:

There are 30 teams in the NBA, which are divided into the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Each league is divided into three divisions, and each division consists of five teams. Every year after the end of the NBA season, the NBA draft will be held before the start of next season. After the draft, there will be a rookie summer league of each team, and there will be several preseason games (including NBA overseas games and NBA China games) before the start of the regular season in June 5438+ 10 every year.

In addition, there is a special performance in the middle and late February, the NBA All-Star Game. After the end of the regular season in the middle and late April, the top eight in the East and West began to compete for the playoffs, decided on the championship in the East and West, and advanced to the NBA finals.

The best player in the NBA Finals won the honor of the Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP).

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