NBA team name and location

1. Miami Heat: Founded in 1988, the team is located in Miami, Florida, which has warm and pleasant weather all year round. Therefore, "Heat" was selected from many team name shortlists, which shows its outstanding performance. Despite the climate conditions in Miami, he also hopes that the team can have a prosperous and prosperous future.

2. Detroit Pistons (Detroit Pistons): When they joined the NBA in 1948, their base camp was in Fort Wynn. The owner was engaged in piston manufacturing, and "Pistons" became the name of the team. In 1957, the team still used the name after moving to the Motor City of Detroit.

3. Boston Celtics: In 1946, 11 major ice hockey owners discussed establishing a new basketball league, so the BAA came into being. The Celtics were the original 11 teams. One of the teams. Since there were many Irish immigrants in Boston, many of whom were Celtics, the team's name was called "Original Celtics" when it was first established, and was later simplified to "Celtics."

4. Cleveland Cavaliers: Joined the league in 1970. When Cleveland chose a team name for the newly established professional basketball team, they voted locally and the result was 6,000 votes. More than one-third of the votes went to "Knight."

5. Washington Wizards (Washington Wizards): Joined the NBA in 1961. When the team's base camp was still in Baltimore, the team was called the "Bullets" because Baltimore's military industry was very developed. After the team moved to Washington, they continued to use the name "Bullets" because the name "Bullets" was associated with violence. It was not until the 1997-1998 season that it was changed to the "Wizards". Some people also called it the "Wizards".

6. Orlando Magic: The Magic are one of the new teams in the NBA and only joined the NBA in 1989. Because Disney World is a major leisure and entertainment venue in Orlando and "Come to the magic" is a favorite saying of Orlando people, the Magic team was named after it.

7. Chicago Bulls: Joined the NBA in 1966. Because of Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls are definitely the most famous NBA team in the world. The animal husbandry industry in Chicago is very developed. The city's professional football team and professional baseball team each have a team named after an animal, so "Bulls" became the name of the Chicago professional basketball team.

8. Philadelphia 76ers (Philadelphia 76ers): As a veteran team in the NBA, when the team was first established, the Philadelphia 76ers neither set up their home court in Philadelphia nor took the They were called the 76ers, but gave a very patriotic name: the Syracuse Nations. The Syracuse Nationals, formed in 1937, joined the NBA in 1949 following the merger of the NBL (National Basketball League) and the ABB (American Basketball Association). In 1963, they moved to Philadelphia and changed their name to the "76ers" because Philadelphia is The place where the United States declared its independence in 1776.

9. Indiana Pacers: Also called the Indiana Pacers. Joining the NBA in 1976, the Pacers' English name is "Pacers", which is pronounced very similar to "Pace car", and "Pace car" is in the front of the "Indiana 500" (one of the world's famous racing events as famous as F1). The leading car clears the way, not giving up the limelight to the famous racing car. The team was named after the "Pacers", naturally hoping to capitalize on the popularity of the "Indiana 500" to become famous.

10. New Jersey Nets: The Nets joined the NBA in 1976. "Net" refers to "Nets" and is one of the indispensable elements in basketball. The reason why the Nets were named was, on the one hand, to have something to do with basketball, and on the other hand, because long before the New Jersey tennis team was established, New York had the baseball team METS and the football team JETS. At that time, these two teams They are already full-fledged, and the Nets have adopted the homonym NETS for these two teams, and they actually want to take advantage of it.

11. Milwaukee Bucks (Milwaukee Bucks): Joined the NBA in 1968. Like many teams that don’t know what animal to name their team after, Milwaukee was also hesitant to name its team. , and finally chose the "Buck", which has good jumping ability and is wild in Milwaukee, as the name of the team among a lot of animal names including "Skunk" and "Beaver".

12. New York Knicks: They joined the NBA in 1946. The correct term is the "Knickerbockers" because there are a large number of Dutch immigrants in New York. The Dutch like to wear loose and baggy bloomers. And "Knicks" is just the transliteration of the word "knickerbockers".

13. Toronto Raptors: The Raptors were born in 1995 as part of the NBA's overseas expansion plan. Their home court was located in Toronto, Canada, and the team name was also collected. Finally, the fierce, fast, and high-jumping "Dragon" was selected.

14. Charlotte Bobcats: "Bobcat" is a wild animal in the mountains and forests of North Carolina. It is alert, good at catching prey, and has all the habits of cats. The Bobcats joined the NBA in 2004.

15. Atlanta Hawks: Originally named the "Tri-City Blackhawks", they borrowed the name of the Chiefs "Blackhawks". After moving to Milwaukee in 1951, the team was renamed the "Hawks." It moved to St. Louis in 1955 and moved to Atlanta in 1968. It still uses the name "Hawks" today. Joined the NBA in 1949.