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A Complete List Of NBA Basketball Teams

Author: Megha Agarwal on Aug 19,2021

NBA (National Basketball Association) is a professional basketball league. It was founded back on June 6, 1946, in New York City. On its formation, it was known as the Basketball Association of America (BAA), but later it merged with National Basketball League (NBL) and changed its name to National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949. Since then, the regular season of the league spans from October to April every year. During these months, each NBA Basketball team plays 82 games. At times, the tournament also extends till June to complete the matches.

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The NBA Basketball Teams are one of the best teams in this sport. As of 2020, the players of the association are the highest-paid athletes in the world as per the average salary per player. Being an active member of USA basketball, this association is recognized as a national governing body by FIBA (International Basketball Federation). In North America, it is the third wealthiest professional sports league and top four in the world.

To know more about the NBA Basketball Teams and their division, read this article.

NBA Basketball Teams

The National Basketball Association formed its teams back in 1946. The association was created with just 11 teams during that time, but today it has 30 teams. Among those 30, 29 are from the United States, and one is from Canada.

Currently, the league structure has been divided into two conferences with three divisions each. Further, each division has five teams. This makes up the 30 teams in total. The NBA Basketball Team alignment that is being used today was introduced in 2004-05.

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NBA Basketball Teams from Eastern Conference

Division	Team	Location	Capacity	Founded	Joined
ATLANTIC	Boston Celtics	Boston, Massachusetts	18,624	1946
	Brooklyn Nets	New York City, New York	17,732	1967	1976
	New York Knicks	New York City, New York	19,812	1946
	Philadelphia 76ers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	21,600	1946	1949
	Toronto Raptors	Toronto, Ontario	19,800	1995
CENTRAL	Chicago Bulls	Chicago, Illinois	20,917	1966
	Cleveland Cavaliers	Cleveland, Ohio	20,562	1970
	Detroit Pistons	Detroit, Michigan	20,491	1941	1948
	Indiana Pacers	Indianapolis, Indiana	17,923	1967	1976
	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	18,717	1968
SOUTHEAST	Atlanta Hawks	Atlanta, Georgia	15,711	1946	1949
	Charlotte Hornets	Charlotte, North Carolina	19,077	1988
	Miami Heat	Miami, Florida	19,600	1988
	Orlando Magic	Orlando, Florida	18,846	1989
	Washington Wizards	Washington, D.C.	20,356	1961

	Minnesota Timberwolves	Minneapolis, Minnesota	19,356	1989
	Oklahoma City Thunder	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	18,203	1967
	Portland Trail Blazers	Portland, Oregon	19,441	1970
	Utah Jazz	Salt Lake City, Utah	19,911	1974
PACIFIC	Golden State Warriors	San Francisco, California	18,064	1946
	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles, California	19,060	1970
	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles, California	18,997	1947	1948
	Phoenix Suns	Phoenix, Arizona	18,055	1968
	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento, California	17,500	1923	1948
SOUTHWEST	Dallas Mavericks	Dallas, Texas	19,200	1980
	Houston Rockets	Houston, Texas	18,055	1967
	Memphis Grizzlies	Memphis, Tennessee	18,119	1995
	New Orleans Pelicans	New Orleans, Louisiana	16,867	2002
	San Antonio Spurs	San Antonio, Texas	18,418	1967	1976