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NBA Basketball Team Names

By the 1920s, there were hundreds of men's professional basketball teams in cities and towns.  Leagues came and went, and players switched loyalties like the wind.  Early teams included the Original Celtics, New York Renaissance Five, and the Harlem Globetrotters.

In the 1920s the sport was popular with women as well, and one well-known player was Babe Didriksen.  Teams such as the Golden Cyclones and All American Red Heads sprung up throughout the United States.

In 1946 the Basketball Association of America was formed, and that same year the first game was played in Toronto between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers.  In 1949 the organization officially became the National Basketball Association (NBA), which today is still the top professional league in the world.

In 1997 women came back on the scene with the formation of the WNBA.  In 2001 the NBA formed a developmental league called the NBDL, which currently has 15 teams.

Today the NBA has a total of 30 teams separated into five sections — Atlantic, Central, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, and Pacific.

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NBA Basketball Teams:

1. Atlanta Hawks
   
   www.NBA.com/Hawks/
2. Boston Celtics
   
   www.NBA.com/Celtics/
3. Charlotte Hornets
   
   www.NBA.com/Hornets/
4. Chicago Bulls
   
   www.NBA.com/Bulls/
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
   
   www.NBA.com/Cavaliers/
6. Dallas Mavericks
   
   www.NBA.com/Mavericks/
7. Denver Nuggets
   
   www.NBA.com/Nuggets/
8. Detroit Pistons
   
   www.NBA.com/Pistons/
9. Golden State Warriors
   
   www.NBA.com/Warriors/
10. Houston Rockets
    
    www.NBA.com/Rockets/
11. Indiana Pacers
    
    www.NBA.com/Pacers/
12. Los Angeles Clippers
    
    www.NBA.com/Clippers/
13. Los Angeles Lakers
    
    www.NBA.com/Lakers/
14. Memphis Grizzlies
    
    www.NBA.com/Grizzlies/
15. Miami Heat
    
    www.NBA.com/Heat/
16. Milwaukee Bucks
    
    www.NBA.com/Bucks/
17. Minnesota Timberwolves
    
    www.NBA.com/Timberwolves/
18. New Jersey Nets
    
    www.NBA.com/Nets/
19. New Orleans Hornets
    
    www.NBA.com/Hornets/
20. New York Knicks
    
    www.NBA.com/Knicks/
21. Oklahoma City Thunder
    
    www.NBA.com/Thunder/
22. Orlando Magic
    
    www.NBA.com/Magic/
23. Philadelphia Sixers
    
    www.NBA.com/Sixers/
24. Phoenix Suns
    
    www.NBA.com/Suns/
25. Portland Blazers
    
    www.NBA.com/Blazers/
26. Sacramento Kings
    
    www.NBA.com/Kings/
27. San Antonio Spurs
    
    www.NBA.com/Spurs/
28. Toronto Raptors
    
    www.NBA.com/Raptors/
29. Utah Jazz
    
    www.NBA.com/Jazz/
30. Washington Wizards
    
    www.NBA.com/Wizards/

NBA Basketball Teams - Basketball Team Names