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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 league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949. The histories of NBA franchises that were also members of the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), National Pro Basketball League (NPBL), and American Basketball Association (ABA) are also included.
Minnesota and Orlando had been awarded the expansion teams on April 22, 1987. [1] In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being ...
1970 NBA expansion draft General information Sport Basketball Date(s) May 11, 1970 Overview League NBA Expansion teams Buffalo Braves Cleveland Cavaliers Portland Trail Blazers ← 1968 1974 → The 1970 NBA expansion draft was the fifth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [a] The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded Buffalo Braves, Cleveland ...
The franchise entered the league as an expansion team in 1970, and has enjoyed a strong following: from 1977 through 1995, the team sold out 814 consecutive home games, the longest such streak in American major professional sports at the time. [11] The Trail Blazers are the only NBA team based in the Pacific Northwest.
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.
There was a time when it seemed Louisville had the inside track to being a favored city for future NBA expansion. "To be quite honest, I think Louisville’s time might have passed," said Dan ...
A four-year effort to bring an NBA franchise into Louisville from group NBA2Lou is cooling down. At least temporarily. Why Louisville group's latest efforts for NBA expansion have cooled