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The National Basketball Association has undergone several rounds of expansion in the league's history, since it began play in 1946, to reach 30 teams. The most recent examples are the additions of the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat in 1988; the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic in 1989; the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995 (who relocated to Memphis in 2001); and the ...
The Indianapolis Olympians joined as an expansion team. ... 1968–69 to 1969–70 NBA teams Eastern Western; ... 1989–90 NBA teams Eastern Western; Atlantic: Central:
The 1989 NBA expansion draft was the ninth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 15, 1989, so that the newly founded Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic could acquire players for the upcoming 1989–90 season .
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.
The Cleveland Cavaliers first began play in the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team under the ownership of Nick Mileti.Jerry Tomko, the father of future Major League Baseball pitcher Brett Tomko, submitted the winning entry to name the team the "Cavaliers" through a competition sponsored by The Plain Dealer; supporters preferred it to "Jays", "Foresters" and "Presidents".
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver, as recently as last week, has said the league won’t have serious expansion talks until after its next media rights deal is negotiated. The NBA has one year left on ...
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. Put it this way: In a city where no wager is a sure thing, betting on Vegas to join the NBA would come pretty close.