These eleven teams are:
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics; ;
Chicago bucks; ;
Cleveland rebels; ;
Detroit Falcons; ;
New york Knicks; ;
Philadelphia warrior; ;
Pittsburgh IROMEN；;
Proof steam roller; Providence steam roller team;
St. Louis bomber team;
Toronto husky; ;
The capital of Washington.
1947: Cleveland Rebel, Detroit Falcon, Pittsburgh Ironman and Toronto Brave dissolved, Baltimore Bullets joined, leaving eight teams.
1948: Four teams from the National Basketball League joined, and the number of participating teams increased to 12.
The four new teams are:
Fort wayne piston feet. Wayne piston; ;
Indianapolis Jets; ;
Minneapolis Lakers Minneapolis Lakers;
Rochester royals, Rochester royals.
1949: Six NBL teams merged with BAA, and the two leagues were collectively called "NBA- National Basketball Association".
The six new teams are:
Anderson packer, Anderson packer;
Denver Nuggets; ;
Sheboygan redskins; Red man of west Bergen;
Syracuse national team; Syracuse national team;
Three-city black hawk's three-city black hawk; ;
Waterloo hawks.
The Providence Steam Roller Team was dissolved and the Indianapolis Jets Team was renamed Olympia, Indiana. Since then, the NBA has been formally established, with 17 teams participating in the competition, which is divided into three divisions: East, China and West.
1950: Anderson Packers, Denver Nuggets, West Bergen Redskins and Waterloo Hawks quit the league, Chicago Bucks and St. Louis bombers disbanded, and the remaining eleven teams changed back to the East and West.
195 1: The Washington Capital team was dissolved, leaving ten teams, and the Three Cities Blackhawks moved to Milwaukee and changed its name to Milwaukee Hawks.
1953: Indianapolis Olympia team dissolved, leaving nine teams in the league.
1954: Baltimore bullets disbanded, leaving eight teams in the league.
1955: Milwaukee Eagles moved to St. Louis and changed its name to St. Louis Eagles.
1957: fort wayne piston moved to Detroit and changed its name to Detroit piston; ; Rochester Royal Hospital moved to Cincinnati and was renamed Cincinnati Royal Hospital.
1960: Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles and changed its name to Los Angeles Lakers.
196 1: Chicago packers rejoined the league, and the number of teams became nine.
1962: Philadelphia Warriors moved to San Francisco and changed its name to San Francisco Warriors; ; Chicago Packers changed its name to Chicago West Wind Team.
1963: Chicago Wind Team moved to Baltimore and changed its name to Baltimore Bullets Team; ; The Syracuse national team moved to Philadelphia and changed its name to Philadelphia 76 ers.
1966: Chicago Bulls joined the league, and the number of teams rose to ten.
1967: seattle supersonics's San Diego Rockets and seattle supersonics joined the league, and the number of teams increased to 12. The Los Angeles Lakers moved to Inglewood under the same team name.
1968: Milwaukee Bucks of Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns of Phoenix Suns joined the league, with the largest number in history 14 teams. The St. Louis Eagles moved to Atlanta and changed its name to Atlanta Eagles.
1970: Buffalo Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trailblazers joined the league, and the number of participating teams rose to 17. It is divided into east and west areas, and the east area is divided into central area and Atlantic area; The western region is divided into the central and western regions and the Pacific region.
197 1 year: San Diego Rockets moved to Houston and changed its name to Houston Rockets; ; The San Francisco Warriors moved to Oakland and changed its name to Golden State Warriors.
1972: Cincinnati Royals moved to Kansas and Omaha and changed its name to Kansas City-Omaha Kings.
1973: Baltimore bullet moved to Randolph (Randolph, Maryland, USA) and changed its name to Capital Bullet.
1974: the new Orlando jazz joined the league, and the number of participating teams increased to 18. Cleveland Cavaliers moved to Richfield under the same team name. The capital bullet was also renamed Washington bullet.
1975: Kansas-Omaha Kings settled in Kansas City and changed its name to casas City Kings.
1976: Four ABA teams merged into the NBA, and the number of NBA teams increased to 22. The four teams are Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, new york Nets and San Antonio Press.
1977: new york Nets moved to Taway, Pisca (located in New Jersey) and changed its name to New Jersey Nets.
1978: Buffalo Warriors moved to San Diego and changed its name to San Diego Clippers; ; Detroit Pistons moved to Pontiac under the same team name.
1979: The New Orleans Jazz moved to Salt Lake City and changed its name to Utah Jazz.
1980: Dallas Mavericks joined the NBA and the number of participating teams became 23.
198 1 year: the new jersey nets moved to e Rutherford with the same team name.
1984: San Diego Clippers moved to Los Angeles and changed its name to Los Angeles Clippers.
1985: Kansas City Kings moved to Sacramento and changed its name to Sacramento Kings.
1988: Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat joined, and the NBA expanded to 25 teams again. The Detroit Pistons moved to auburn hills and used the same team name.
1989: Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic joined, and the number of teams rose to 27 again.
1994: Cleveland Cavaliers moved back to Cleveland again.
1995: Two Canadian teams, Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies, joined, and the number of teams became 29.
1997: Washington Bullet was renamed Washington Wizards.
1999: Los Angeles Lakers return to Los Angeles again.
200 1: Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis and changed its name to Memphis Grizzlies.
2002: Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans and changed its name to New Orleans Hornets.
note:
The full name of NBA is National Basketball Association.
The full name of AAU is Amateur Sports Federation.
BAA is the full name of the American Basketball Association.
The full name of NPBL is National Professional Basketball League.
The full name of NBL is National Basketball League.
The full name of ABL is American Basketball League.
The full name of CBA is Mainland Basketball Association.
The full name of ABA is American Basketball Association.
The full name of independence is INDEPENDENT LEAGUE.
1949 NBL and BAA merged into the current NBA.