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From its inception as a league in 1949, the National Basketball Association (NBA) had grown from a small league garnering little interest from the American public to a global juggernaut responsible for making basketball the fastest growing sport in the world!
The history of the NBA is filled with stories and characters. Starting as a league featuring 8 teams the NBA grew to 30 teams. From the first NBA superstar, center George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers, to its current star, Shaquille O’neal from the Miami Heat.
We realize that true fans appreciate the history and evolution of the game in the world’s greatest basketball league: the NBA, and fully appreciate the NBA as it is now, it is important the recognition of the history that has allowed it to achieve the status it maintains today. You will see that the NBA was as exciting back then as it is now!
NBA Growth Timetable Year Expansions, Changes and Mergers 1946 The Basketball Association of America is comprised of 11 teams in two divisions: Boston Celtics, Chicago Stags, Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Falcons, New York Knickerbockers, Philadelphia Warriors, Pittsburgh Ironmen, Providence Steamrollers, St Louis Bombers, Toronto and Washington Capitols 1947 Baltimore Bullets join the BAA; Four teams drop out: Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Falcons, Pittsburgh Ironmen and Toronto Huskies (8-teams, 2 divisions). 1948 Four teams from the more established National Basketball League (NBL) are added to the BAA: Ft Wayne Pistons, Indianapolis Jets, Minneapolis Lakers and Rochester Royals (12-teams, 2 divisions). 1949 The six remaining NBL franchises—Anderson (IN) Packers, Denver Nuggets, Indianapolis Olympians, Sheboygan (WI) Redskins, Syracuse Nationals, Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Waterloo (IA) Hawks—join along with the new Indianapolis Olympians; the BAA becomes the NBA; Providence Steamrollers and Indianapolis Jets drop out (17-teams, 3 divisions). 1950 Six teams drop out of the NBA: Anderson Packers, Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets, Sheboygan Redskins, St Louis Bombers and Waterloo Hawks (11 teams, 2 divisions) 1951 Tri-Cities Blackhawks, who divided home NBA games between Moline and Rock Island (IL), and Davenport (IA) move to Milwaukee and become the Hawks. Washington Capitols disband before end of 1950-51 NBA season (10 teams, 2 divisions). 1953 Indianapolis Olympians drop out the NBA (9 teams, 2 divisions). 1954 Baltimore Bullets drop out the NBA (8 teams, 2 divisions).