National Basketball Association

NBA - The start

The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed in 1946. Previously, there were attempts by other basketball leagues such as the National Basketball League and the American Basketball League, but it was the BAA league that organized the basketball tournament in the major cities BAA joined the National Basketball League on. August 1949, which gave life to the National Basketball Association. In 1950, NBA allowed African American players to appear in the league for the first time. This is the moment when "Sweetwater" Clifton joined the New York Knicks team, Chuck Cooper joined the Boston Celtics, and the Washington Capitols joined Nat and Earl Lloyd.

Beginning with seventeen franchises, the NBA forum condensed into eleven franchises, and in 1953-54, the league faced a record low with only eight franchises. The teams that were in the league at the time (Celtics, Knickerbockers, Los Angeles Lakers, Hawks, Warriors, Pistons, Royals / Kings and Nationals / 76ers) are members of the league so far.

NBA - League expansion and growing popularity

During 1950, the Minneapolis Lakers won five NBA championships and therefore became the largest NBA dynasty. In 1957, Bill Russell arrived at the Boston Celtics, and in 1959 Wilt Chamberlain joined the NBA with the Warriors. In 1960, Wilt Chamberlain set single-game records by scoring 100 points. Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain soon became rivals in American team sports. NBA League accredited with tremendous popularity.

The change in franchise pitches further encouraged the league's popularity. The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles and became known as the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia Warriors franchisee moved to San Francisco and became known as the San Francisco Warriors (now known as the Golden State Warriors) and the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia to become 76ers.

In 1961, the Chicago Packers, now known as the Washington Wizards, joined the NBA as the ninth team in 1961. Between 1966 and 1968, the NBA League saw franchisees rise to fourteen out of nine. Teams like the Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder (then Seattle SuperSonics), Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns and San Diego Rockets joined the league. Over the course of six years, the league expanded further, as in 1974 the number of franchises was seventeen. Three new teams joined the league since 1968 and were the Buffalo Braves (now known as the Los Angeles Clippers), the Portland Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The New Orleans Jazz joined in 1974, and the total number of franchises increased to eighteen.

After a deal in 1976, the NBA saw the acquisition of four ABA franchises in Theists League, and the number of franchises increased to 22. The franchises that came together as a result of that deal were the Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, New York The Nets (now the New Jersey Nets) and the Indiana Pacers. This was another tide that increased the popularity of the NBA at best. Some of the key names in the game, such as Elvin Hayes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, Pete Maravich, Rick Barry, Julius Erving, Dave Cowens, were some of the prominent names.

In 1979, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird joined the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, respectively. This period saw an increase in popularity for the game and the league, both in the United States and worldwide. Michael Jordan, one of the legends in the game, joined the Chicago Bulls in 1984. The consequence was troubling for the league as support and growing interest in the league increased greatly. In such popularity, several franchisees emerged in the city who had a strong interest in joining the league. In 1988 and 1989, four franchisees joined: the Miami Heat, the Charlotte Hornets (now the New Orleans Hornets), the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Orlando Magic. This brought the total number of teams to 27.

In 1995, the NBA also moved to the Canada and Vancouver Grizzlies, and the Toronto Raptors got a league record. However, in 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies were transferred to Memphis, which is why the Raptors are the Canadian team that will be in the NBA.