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  2. List of defunct NBA teams - Wikipedia

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    The original Bullets were the last defunct team to leave the NBA, having folded during the 1954–55 season, and are the only defunct team to have won an NBA championship. The Chicago Stags, the Indianapolis Olympians, the Cleveland Rebels, the Packers, and the Red Skins qualified for the playoffs in every year they were active in the league.

  3. ABA–NBA merger - Wikipedia

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    After their first NBA season, the Nets moved to New Jersey and had a few more weak seasons there before finally improving in the early 1980s as they overcame the financial penalties imposed on them during the merger. By 1984, the Nets were making the NBA playoffs and by 2002 the Nets finally made the NBA Finals, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers ...

  4. Timeline of the National Basketball Association - Wikipedia

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    1973–74 NBA teams Eastern Western; Atlantic: Central: Midwest: Pacific: Boston Celtics: Atlanta Hawks: Chicago Bulls: Golden State Warriors: Buffalo Braves: Capital Bullets: Detroit Pistons: Los Angeles Lakers: New York Knicks: Cleveland Cavaliers: Kansas City–Omaha Kings: Phoenix Suns: Philadelphia 76ers: Houston Rockets: Milwaukee Bucks ...

  5. Expansion of the NBA - Wikipedia

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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).

  6. List of NBA retired numbers - Wikipedia

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    The team was then on Long Island as the New York Nets. [6] 32: Julius Erving † Brooklyn Nets: F 1973–1976 The team was then on Long Island as the New York Nets. Erving's number was retired by the Nets on April 3, 1987, during his final NBA season as a player with the Philadelphia 76ers. [6] 52: Buck Williams: Brooklyn Nets: F 1981–1989

  7. List of teams that have overcome 2–0 series deficits in a ...

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    In the history of these leagues, teams that were down 2–0 in a series have come back to win the series 17 times; 10 times in MLB, 6 times in the NBA, and once in the NHL. The most recent instance was accomplished by the New York Yankees of the MLB in the 2017 American League Division Series .

  8. List of relocated NBA teams - Wikipedia

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    2.470: 0: 0: The Hornets returned to New Orleans for the 2007–08 season after repairs to the team's home arena were completed. The team was later renamed the New Orleans Pelicans (since 2013) and subsequently returned the Hornets brand to the NBA, which was reclaimed by the new Charlotte team (originally Bobcats) in 2014. [12] Seattle ...

  9. NBA anniversary teams - Wikipedia

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    The NBA 25th Anniversary Team was named in 1971. [5] Selections were restricted to retired players and were intended to be an all-time All-NBA Team, consisting of four guards, four forwards, and two centers. [6] [7] In 1980, eleven players were named to the 35th anniversary team, chosen by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. [8]