Below is a timeline that breaks down those moves as the league went from 11 teams in 1946-47, to eight in 1947-48, to 12 in 1948-49 and 17 when the NBA brand was established in 1949-50. The ...

Which NBA teams are original NBA teams? The NBA was once called the BAA (Basketball Association of America) and in 1949 teams from the National Basketball League merged with the BAA. At that time ...

As mentioned earlier, the NBA was founded in 1946, and three of the original teams remain in the league. They are the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and the Golden State Warriors.

That Lithuania team didn’t even have NBA regulars Arvydas Sabonis or Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The margin in the gold medal game against France was only 10 points. A lot changed in this tournament.

I t was 70 years ago—on June 6, 1946—that the original NBA team owners met in New York City and changed the history of American pro basketball, establishing two divisions with 11 teams total ...

The WNBA hasn’t stopped evolving since its inception in 1996, when it began the following year with eight teams. The league ...

Joining Stern in the unveiling of the 50 Greatest Players, which tipped off the League’s season-long NBA at 50 celebration, ... where the original NBA charter was signed on June 6, 1946.

NBA Stars Who Won The Most Rings With Their Original Teams In The 21st Century. ... Dirk was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, and the 2007 NBA MVP.