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The following is a timeline of the organizational changes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including contractions, expansions, relocations, and divisional realignment. The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949, when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the major professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1] The league adopted its current name at the start of 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2]
The NBA and the regular referees reached a deal on October 23, 2009. [82] [83] At the start of the 2010–11 season, free agents LeBron James and Chris Bosh signed with the Miami Heat, joining Dwyane Wade to form the "Big Three". [84] The Heat dominated the league, [85] reaching the Finals for four straight years. [86]
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 NBA saw its NBC ratings [27] for the regular season fall from 4.3 in 1999 to 3.0 in 2000. Meanwhile, the playoff ratings [28] dipped from 6.5 to 4.9. As well as that, NBC began to lose money on the NBA [29] after signing a new media deal in 1998. NBC lost $100 million on the NBA in the 2000–01 season. [30]
Television broadcasting started around the 1950s and has continued to grow and become more sophisticated. When the National Basketball Association broadcasts first aired, they were broken down into four categories including; pre game, halftime, post game, and game coverage.
The NBA integrated in 1950–51 seasons, just two years after its founding, with three black players each achieving a separate milestone in that process. In the draft held immediately prior to that season, Chuck Cooper became the first black player drafted by an NBA team.
African Americans first appeared in the NBA in 1950. Chuck Cooper was the first black player drafted in the NBA. [5] On April 26, 1950, Harold Hunter signed with the Washington Capitols, becoming the first African American to sign a contract with any NBA team in history. [6] [7] However, Hunter was cut from the team during training camp and did ...