1947-48 | Cleveland Rebels and Detroit Falcons left league |
1947-48 | Toronto Huskies and Pittsburgh Ironmen left league |
1947-48 | Baltimore Bullets began play |
1947-48 | Washington Capitols switched divisions |
1948-49 | Ft Wayne Pistons (NBL) and Indianapolis Jets began play |
1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers (ABA) and Rochester Royals began play |
1948-49 | Washington Capitols and Baltimore Bullets switched divisions |
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1949-50 | Indianapolis Jets and Providence Steamrollers left league |
1949-50 | Anderson Packers and Denver Nuggets began play |
1949-50 | Indianapolis Olympians and Sheboygan Redskins began play |
1949-50 | Syracuse Nationals (NBL) and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) began play |
1949-50 | Waterloo Hawks began play |
1949-50 | League switched to 3 divisions |
1950-51 | Anderson Packers and Denver Nuggets left league (NBL) |
1950-51 | Sheboygan Redskins and Waterloo Hawks left league (NBL) |
1950-51 | Washington Capitols disbanded during the season |
1950-51 | Chicago Stags and St Louis Bombers disbanded |
1950-51 | League switched to 2 divisions |
1951-52 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks became Milwaukee Hawks |
1953-54 | Indianapolis Olympians left league |
1954-55 | Baltimore Bullets disbanded during the season |
1955-56 | 24-second shot clock introduced |
1955-56 | Milwaukee Hawks became St Louis Hawks |
1957-58 | Rochester Royals became Cincinnati Royals |
1957-58 | Ft Wayne Pistons became Detroit Pistons |
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1960-61 | Minneapolis Lakers became Los Angeles Lakers |
1961-62 | Chicago Packers began play |
1962-63 | Chicago Packers became Chicago Zephyrs |
1962-63 | Philadelphia Warriors became San Francisco Warriors |
1962-63 | Cincinnati Royals and San Francisco Warriors switched divisions |
1963-64 | Chicago Zephyrs became Baltimore Bullets |
1963-64 | Syracuse Nationals became Philadelphia 76ers |
1966-67 | Chicago Bulls began play |
1966-67 | Baltimore Bullets switched divisions |
1967-68 | Regular season became 82 games |
1967-68 | San Diego Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics began play |
1967-68 | Detroit Pistons switched divisions |
1968-69 | Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns began play |
1968-69 | St Louis Hawks became Atlanta Hawks |
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1970-71 | Buffalo Braves and Cleveland Cavaliers began play |
1970-71 | Portland TrailBlazers began play |
1970-71 | League split into two conferences and four divisions |
1971-72 | San Diego Rockets became Houston Rockets |
1971-72 | San Francisco Warriors became Golden State Warriors |
1972-73 | Cincinnati Royals became KC-Omaha Kings |
1972-73 | Kansas City, Houston, and Phoenix rotated divisions |
1973-74 | Baltimore Bullets became Capital Bullets |
1974-75 | New Orleans Jazz began play |
1974-75 | Capital Bullets became Washington Bullets |
1975-76 | KC-Omaha Kings became Kansas City Kings |
1976-77 | Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers began play (moved from ABA) |
1976-77 | New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs began play (moved from ABA) |
1977-78 | New York Nets became New Jersey Nets |
1978-79 | Buffalo Braves became San Diego Clippers |
1978-79 | Detroit, San Diego, and Was Bullets rotated divisions |
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1979-80 | 3-point shot was introduced |
1979-80 | New Orleans Jazz became Utah Jazz |
1979-80 | Utah Jazz moved to Midwest Division |
1979-80 | Indiana Pacers moved to Central Division |
1980-81 | Dallas Mavericks began play |
1980-81 | Chicago and Milwaukee switched divisions with Houston and San Antonio |
1984-85 | San Diego Clippers became Los Angeles Clippers |
1985-86 | Kansas City Kings became Sacramento Kings |
1988-89 | Charlotte Hornets (Atlantic) and Miami Heat (Midwest) began play |
1988-89 | Sacramento Kings moved to Pacific Division |
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1989-90 | Minnesota Timberwolves (Midwest) & Orlando Magic (Central) began play |
1989-90 | Miami Heat moved to Atlantic Division |
1989-90 | Charlotte Hornets moved to Midwest Division |
1990-91 | Orlando Magic moved to Midwest Division |
1990-91 | Charlotte Hornets moved to Central Division |
1991-92 | Orlando Magic moved to Atlantic Division |
1995-96 | Toronto Raptors (Central), Vancouver Grizzlies (Midwest) began play |
1997-98 | Washington Bullets became Washington Wizards |
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2001-02 | Vancouver Grizzlies became Memphis Grizzlies |
2002-03 | Charlotte Hornets became New Orleans Hornets |
2002-03 | First round of playoffs became a best-of-seven |
2004-05 | Charlotte Bobcats (Southeast) began play |
2004-05 | League split into six divisions |
2004-05 | New Orleans Hornets moved to Western Conference |
2005-06 | New Orleans Hornets became New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
2007-08 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets became New Orleans Hornets |
2008-09 | Seattle Supersonics became Oklahoma City Thunder |
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2012-13 | New Jersey Nets became Brooklyn Nets |
2013-14 | New Orleans Hornets became New Orleans Pelicans |
2014-15 | Charlotte Bobcats became Charlotte Hornets |
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List of abbreviations used in other pages: |
Atlanta | Atl | Atlanta Hawks (1968-69 - present) |
Anderson | And | Anderson Packers (1949-50) |
Bal Bullets | BlB | Baltimore Bullets (1st team) (1947-48 - 1953-54) |
Baltimore | Bal | Baltimore Bullets (2nd team) (1963-64 - 1972-73) |
Boston | Bos | Boston Celtics (1946-47 - present) |
Brooklyn | Bkn | Brooklyn Nets (2012-13 - present) |
Buffalo | Buf | Buffalo Braves (1970-71 - 1977-78) |
Capital | Cap | Capital Bullets (1973-74) |
Charlotte | Cha | Charlotte Hornets (1988-89 - 2001-02, 2014-15 - present) |
Cha Bobcats | ChB | Charlotte Bobcats (2004-05 - 2013-14) |
Chicago | Chi | Chicago Bulls (1966-67 - present) |
Chi Packers | ChP | Chicago Packers (1961-62) |
Chi Stags | ChS | Chicago Stags (1946-47 - 1949-50) |
Chi Zephyrs | ChZ | Chicago Zephyrs (1962-63) |
Cincinnati | Cin | Cincinnati Royals (1957-58 - 1971-72) |
Cleveland | Cle | Cleveland Cavaliers (1970-71 - present) |
Cle Rebels | ClR | Cleveland Rebels (1946-47) |
Dallas | Dal | Dallas Mavericks (1980-81 - present) |
Den Nuggets | DnN | Denver Nuggets (1st team) (1949-50) |
Denver | Den | Denver Nuggets (2nd team) (1976-77 - present) |
Det Falcons | DtF | Detroit Falcons (1946-47) |
Detroit | Det | Detroit Pistons (1957-58 - present) |
Ft Wayne | FtW | Ft Wayne Pistons (1948-49 - 1956-57) |
Golden State | GS | Golden State Warriors (1971-72 - present) |
Houston | Hou | Houston Rockets (1971-72 - present) |
Indiana | Ind | Indiana Pacers (1976-77 - present) |
Ind Jets | InJ | Indianapolis Jets (1948-49) |
Ind Olympians | InO | Indianapolis Olympians (1949-50 - 1952-53) |
Kansas City | KC | Kansas City Kings (1975-76 - 1984-85) |
KC-Omaha | KCO | KC-Omaha Kings (1972-73 - 1974-75) |
LA Clippers | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers (1984-85 - present) |
LA Lakers | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers (1960-61 - present) |
Memphis | Mem | Memphis Grizzlies (2001-02 - present) |
Miami | Mia | Miami Heat (1988-89 - present) |
Mil Hawks | MlH | Milwaukee Hawks (1951-52 - 1954-55) |
Milwaukee | Mil | Milwaukee Bucks (1968-69 - present) |
Minneapolis | MnL | Minneapolis Lakers (1948-49 - 1959-60) |
Minnesota | Min | Minnesota Timberwolves (1989-90 - present) |
New Jersey | NJ | New Jersey Nets (1977-78 - 2011-12) |
NO Hornets | NOH | New Orleans Hornets (2002-03 - 2004-05, 2007-08 - 2012-13) |
NO Jazz | NOJ | New Orleans Jazz (1974-75 - 1978-79) |
New Orleans | NO | New Orleans Pelicans (2013-14 - present) |
New Orl/OkC | NOk | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2005-06 - 2006-07) |
New York | NY | New York Knick(erbocker)s (1946-47 - present) |
NY Nets | NYN | New York Nets (1976-77) |
Oklahoma City | OkC | Oklahoma City (2008-09 - present) |
Orlando | Orl | Orlando Magic (1989-90 - present) |
Phi Warriors | PhW | Philadelphia Warriors (1946-47 - 1961-62) |
Philadelphia | Phi | Philadelphia 76ers (1963-64 - present) |
Phoenix | Phx | Phoenix Suns (1968-69 - present) |
Pittsburgh | Pit | Pittsburgh Ironmen (1946-47) |
Portland | Por | Portland TrailBlazers (1970-71 - present) |
Providence | Pro | Providence Steamrollers (1946-47 - 1948-49) |
Rochester | Roc | Rochester Royals (1948-49 - 1956-57) |
Sacramento | Sac | Sacramento Kings (1985-86 - present) |
San Antonio | SA | San Antonio Spurs (1976-77 - present) |
San Diego | SD | San Diego Clippers (1978-79 - 1983-84) |
San Francisco | SF | San Francisco Warriors (1962-63 - 1970-71) |
SD Rockets | SDR | San Diego Rockets (1967-68 - 1970-71) |
Seattle | Sea | Seattle SuperSonics (1967-68 - 2007-08) |
Sheboygan | She | Sheboygan Redskins (1949-50) |
StL Bombers | StB | St Louis Bombers (1946-47 - 1949-50) |
St Louis | StL | St Louis Hawks (1955-56 - 1967-68) |
Syracuse | Syr | Syracuse Nationals (1949-50 - 1962-63) |
Tor Huskies | TrH | Toronto Huskies (1946-47) |
Toronto | Tor | Toronto Raptors (1995-96 - present) |
Tri-Cities | Tri | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949-50 - 1950-51) |
Utah | Uta | Utah Jazz (1979-80 - present) |
Vancouver | Van | Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-96 - 2000-01) |
Was Capitols | WsC | Washington Capitols (1946-47 - 1949-50) |
Was Bullets | WsB | Washington Bullets (1974-75 - 1996-97) |
Washington | Wsh | Washington Wizards (1997-98 - present) |
Waterloo | Wat | Waterloo Hawks (1949-50) |