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NBA TEAM ROOTS
ANDERSON PACKERS
1945-46 Anderson Chiefs [Semipro]
1946-49 Anderson Duffey Packers [NBL]
1949-50 Anderson Packers [NBA]
1950-51 Anderson Packers [NPBL]
ATLANTA HAWKS
1946-47 Buffalo Bisons [NBL]
1947-49 Tri-City Blackhawks [NBL]
1949-50 Tri-City Blackhawks [NBA]
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks [NBA]
1951-55 Milwaukee Hawks [NBA]
1955-68 St. Louis Hawks [NBA]
1968- Atlanta Hawks [NBA]
BALTIMORE BULLETS
1944-47 Baltimore Bullets [ABL]
1947-49 Baltimore Bullets [BAA]
1949-55 Baltimore Bullets [NBA]
BOSTON CELTICS
1946-49 Boston Celtics [BAA]
1949- Boston Celtics [NBA]
BROOKLYN NETS
1967 New Jersey Freighters [ABA]
1967-68 New Jersey Americans [ABA]
1968-76 New York Nets [ABA]
1976-77 New York Nets [NBA]
1977-12 New Jersey Nets [NBA]
2012- Brooklyn Nets [NBA]
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
2004-14 Charlotte Bobcats [NBA]
2014- Charlotte Hornets [NBA]
CHICAGO BULLS
1966- Chicago Bulls [NBA]
CHICAGO STAGS
1946-49 Chicago Stags [BAA]
1949-50 Chicago Stags [NBA]
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
1970- Cleveland Cavaliers [NBA]
CLEVELAND REBELS
1946-47 Cleveand Rebels [BAA]
DALLAS MAVERICKS
1980- Dallas Mavericks [NBA]
DENVER NUGGETS
1935 Denver Safeway-Piggly Wigglys [AAU]
1936-38 Denver Safeway Stores [AAU]
1939-40 Denver Nuggets [AAU]
1941-44 Denver American Legion [AAU]
1945-46 Denver Ambrose Jellymakers [AAU]
1947-48 Denver Nuggets [AAU]
1948-49 Denver Nuggets [NBL]
1949-50 Denver Nuggets [NBA]
1950-51 Denver Frontier Refiners[NPBL]
1950-51 Evansville Agogans [NPBL]
DENVER NUGGETS
1967 Kansas City [ABA]
1967 Denver Larks [ABA]
1967-74 Denver Rockets [ABA]
1974-76 Denver Nuggets [ABA]
1976- Denver Nuggets [NBA]
DETROIT FALCONS
1946 Indianapolis [BAA]
1946-47 Detroit Falcons [BAA]
DETROIT PISTONS
1939-41 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons [Independent]
1941-48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons [NBL]
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons [BAA]
1949-57 Fort Wayne Pistons [NBA]
1957- Detroit Pistons [NBA]
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
1946-49 Philadelphia Warriors [BAA]
1949-62 Philadelphia Warriors [NBA]
1962-71 San Francisco Warriors [NBA]
1971- Golden State Warriors [NBA]
HOUSTON ROCKETS
1967-71 San Diego Rockets [NBA]
1971- Houston Rockets [NBA]
INDIANA PACERS
1967-76 Indiana Pacers [ABA]
1976- Indiana Pacers [NBA]
INDIANAPOLIS JETS
1931-32 Indianapolis Kausky ACs [Independent]
1932-33 Indianapolis Kautskys [NBL]
1933-35 Indianapolis Kautskys [Independent]
1935-37 Indianapolis Kautskys [MBC]
1937-38 Indianapolis Kautskys [NBL]
1940-41 Indianapolis Kautskys [Independent]
1941-42 Indianapolis Kautskys [NBL]
1942-45 Suspended operations
1945-48 Indianapolis Kautskys [NBL]
1948-49 Indianapolis Jets [NBA]
INDIANAPOLIS OLYMPIANS
1949-53 Indianapolis Olympians [NBA]
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
1970-78 Buffalo Braves [NBA]
1978-84 San Diego Clippers [NBA]
1984- Los Angeles Clippers [NBA]
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
1946-47 Detroit Gems [NBL]
1947-48 Minneapolis Lakers [NBL]
1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers [BAA]
1949-60 Minneapolis Lakers [NBA]
1960- Los Angeles Lakers [NBA]
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
1995-01 Vancouver Grizzlies [NBA]
2001- Memphis Grizzlies [NBA]
MIAMI HEAT
1988- Miami Heat [NBA]
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
1968- Milwaukee Bucks [NBA]
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
1989- Minnesota Timberwolves [NBA]
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
1988-03 Charlotte Hornets [NBA]
2003-13 New Orleans Hornets [NBA]
2013- New Orleans Pelicans [NBA]
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
1946-49 New York Knickerbockers [BAA]
1949- New York Knickerbockers [NBA]
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER [NBA]
1967-08 Seattle SuperSonics [NBA]
2008- Oklahoma City Thunder [NBA]
ORLANDO MAGIC
1989- Orlando Magic [NBA]
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
1946-49 Syracuse Nationals [NBL]
1949-63 Syracuse Nationals [NBA]
1963- Philadelphia 76ers [NBA]
PHOENIX SUNS
1968- Phoenix Suns [NBA]
PITTSBURGH IRONMEN
1946-47 Pittsburgh Ironmen [BAA]
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
1970- Portland Trail Blazers [NBA]
PROVIDENCE STEAM ROLLERS
1946-49 Providence Steam Rollers [BAA]
SACRAMENTO KINGS
1923-32 Rochester Seagrams [Independent]
1932-33 Rochester Seagrams [District Basketball Association]
1933-36 Rochester Seagrams [District Basketball League]
1936-42 Rochester Seagrams [Independent]
1942-43 Rochester Eber Seagrams [Independent]
1943-45 Rochester Pros [Independent]
1945-48 Rochester Royals [NBL]
1948-49 Rochester Royals [BAA]
1949-57 Rochester Royals [NBA]
1957-72 Cincinnati Royals [NBA]
1972-75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings [NBA]
1975-85 Kansas City Kings [NBA]
1985- Sacramento Kings [NBA]
ST. LOUIS BOMBERS
1946-49 St. Louis Bombers [BAA]
1949-50 St. Louis Bombers [NBA]
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
1967-70 Dallas Chaparrals [ABA]
1970-71 Texas Chaparrals [ABA]
1971-73 Dallas Chaparrals [ABA]
1973-76 San Antonio Spurs [ABA]
1976- San Antonio Spurs [NBA]
SHEBOYGAN RED SKINS
1938-49 Sheboygan Red Skins [NBL]
1949-50 Sheboygan Red Skins [NBA]
1950-51 Sheboygan Red Skins [NPBL]
TORONTO HUSKIES
1946-47 Toronto Huskies [BAA]
TORONTO RAPTORS
1995- Toronto Raptors [NBA]
UTAH JAZZ
1974-79 New Orleans Jazz [NBA]
1979- Utah Jazz [NBA]
WASHINGTON CAPITOLS
1946-49 Washington Capitols [BAA]
1949-51 Washington Capitols [NBA]
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
1961-62 Chicago Packers [NBA]
1962-63 Chicago Zephyrs [NBA]
1963-73 Baltimore Bullets [NBA]
1973-74 Capital Bullets [NBA]
1974-97 Washington Bullets [NBA]
1997- Washington Wizards [NBA]
WATERLOO HAWKS
1948-49 Waterloo Hawks [NBL]
1949-50 Waterloo Hawks [NBA]
1950-51 Waterloo Hawks [NPBL]
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