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|  The BAA or Basketball Association of America was a precurser to the NBA. the BAA formed in 1946 joined with the NBL in 1949 to from the NBA. |
First Ever NBA Game
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Six teams from the BAA remain in operation in the NBA as of the 2012–13 season, three who co-founded the league in 1946 and three who joined it from the NBL in 1948. The inaugural BAA season began with 11 teams, of which four dropped before the second season. One ABL team joined to provide 8 teams for 1947–48 and four NBL teams joined to provide 12 for 1948–49. The records and statistics of the BAA and NBL prior to the merger in 1949 are considered in official NBA history only if a player, coach or team participated in the newly formed NBA after 1949 for one or more seasons.
The NBA generally considers BAA history its own. It celebrated "NBA at 50" in 1996, with announcement of its 50 Greatest Players among other things
Number of players: 295
Number of Teams: 16
Teams still in NBA: 6
Teams
Boston Celtics 1946-49; joined NBA; Now one of the most successful NBA
teams winning 17 NBA titles
Chicago Stags 1946-49; joined NBA Disbanded in 1950
Cleveland Rebels 1946-47
Detroit Falcons 1946-47
New York Knickerbockers 1946-49; joined NBA Won two titles in the 1970s
Philadelphia Warriors 1946-49; joined NBA Now the Golden State Warriors
Pittsburgh Ironmen 1946-47
Providence Steamrollers 1946-49
St. Louis Bombers 1946-49; joined NBA Disbanded in 1950
Toronto Huskies 1946-47
Washington Capitols 1946-49; joined NBA Disbanded in 1951
Baltimore Bullets 1947-49; joined NBA Disbanded 1n 1954; last NBA team to disband
Fort Wayne Pistons 1948-49; joined NBA Now the Detroit Pistons, have won
3 titles
Indianapolis Jets 1948-49; joined NBA Disbanded in 1949
Minneapolis Lakers 1948-49; joined NBA Moved to Los Angeles, have won
14 NBA titles
Rochester Royals 1948-49; joined NBA Now the Sacramento Kings
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