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1972–73 NBA teams Eastern Western; Atlantic: Central: Midwest: Pacific: Boston Celtics: Atlanta Hawks: Chicago Bulls: Golden State Warriors: Buffalo Braves: Baltimore Bullets: Detroit Pistons: Los Angeles Lakers: New York Knicks: Cleveland Cavaliers: Kansas City–Omaha Kings: Phoenix Suns: Philadelphia 76ers: Houston Rockets: Milwaukee Bucks ...
There was a lot of expansion and moving of organizations in the early years of the NBA. During this 20-year time period is when notable franchises entered the NBA like the Syracuse Nationals (now the Philadelphia 76ers), the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors), Minneapolis Lakers (now the Los Angeles Lakers), and Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento Kings).
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men's basketball league, consisting of 30 teams in North America—29 in the United States and one in Canada.The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
1963: Chicago Zephyrs moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Bullets. The NBA granted Chicago a new expansion franchise, the Bulls, in 1966. 1963: Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia 76ers. 1968: St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta. 1971: San Diego Rockets moved to Houston.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).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 city already hosts the league's annual Summer League extravaganza, has been an All-Star host, now has the NBA Cup final four and one of the WNBA's top franchises in the Las Vegas Aces.
An earlier five-team Central Division previously existed for the 1949–50 season as one of three divisions in the NBA, along with the Western and Eastern divisions. The current Central Division was created at the start of the 1970–71 season , when the league expanded from 14 to 17 teams with the addition of the Buffalo Braves , the Cleveland ...
The NBA has one year left on its current $24 billion, nine-year deal. When those talks resume, Louisville won’t be near the top of the list of cities considered. The KFC Yum!