National Basketball Association

NBA redirects here, as it is the most common usage of the abbreviation; for more uses, see NBA (disambiguation).

The 'National Basketball Association' of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. Many of the world's best players play in the NBA, and the overall standard of the competition is considerably higher than any other professional competition.

The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. It adopted the name National Basketball Association in the fall of 1949 after adding several teams from the rival National Basketball League.

The NBA became the first professional sports league to have a black head coach in 1966, the first to have a black general manager in 1972, had the first black majority owner in 2002.

List of NBA champions

• 1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors 4–1 Chicago Stags
• 1947–48 Baltimore Bullets 4–2 Philadelphia Warriors
• 1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers 4–2 Washington Capitols
• 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers 4–2 Syracuse Nationals
• 1950–51 Rochester Royals 4–3 New York Knicks
• 1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers 4–3 New York Knicks
• 1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers 4–1 New York Knicks
• 1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers 4–3 Syracuse Nationals
• 1954–55 Syracuse Nationals 4–3 Ft. Wayne Pistons
• 1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors 4–1 Ft. Wayne Pistons
• 1956–57 Boston Celtics 4–3 St. Louis Hawks
• 1957–58 St. Louis Hawks 4–2 Boston Celtics
• 1958–59 Boston Celtics 4–0 Minneapolis Lakers
• 1959–60 Boston Celtics 4–3 St. Louis Hawks
• 1960–61 Boston Celtics 4–1 St. Louis Hawks
• 1961–62 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1962–63 Boston Celtics 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1963–64 Boston Celtics 4–1 San Francisco Warriors
• 1964–65 Boston Celtics 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1965–66 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 San Francisco Warriors
• 1967–68 Boston Celtics 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1968–69 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1969–70 New York Knicks 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks 4–0 Baltimore Bullets
• 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 New York Knicks
• 1972–73 New York Knicks 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1973–74 Boston Celtics 4–3 Milwaukee Bucks
• 1974–75 Golden State Warriors 4–0 Washington Bullets
• 1975–76 Boston Celtics 4–2 Phoenix Suns
• 1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers
• 1977–78 Washington Bullets 4–3 Seattle SuperSonics
• 1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics 4–1 Washington Bullets
• 1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers
• 1980–81 Boston Celtics 4–2 Houston Rockets
• 1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers
• 1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1983–84 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Boston Celtics
• 1985–86 Boston Celtics 4–2 Houston Rockets
• 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Boston Celtics
• 1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers 4–3 Detroit Pistons
• 1988–89 Detroit Pistons 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1989–90 Detroit Pistons 4–1 Portland Trail Blazers
• 1990–91 Chicago Bulls 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers
• 1991–92 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Portland Trail Blazers
• 1992–93 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Phoenix Suns
• 1993–94 Houston Rockets 4–3 New York Knicks
• 1994–95 Houston Rockets 4–0 Orlando Magic
• 1995–96 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Seattle SuperSonics
• 1996–97 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Utah Jazz
• 1997–98 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Utah Jazz
• 1998–99 San Antonio Spurs 4–1 New York Knicks
• 1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers
• 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers
• 2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets
• 2002-03 San Antonio Spurs 4-2 New Jersey Nets
• 2003-04 Detroit Pistons 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers

Defunct NBA teams

• Anderson Packers 1949-1950
• Baltimore Bullets 1947-1955 (Last NBA team to fold)
• Chicago Stags 1946-1950
• Cleveland Rebels 1946-1947
• Denver Nuggets 1949-1950
• Detroit Falcons 1946-1947
• Indianapolis Jets 1948-1949
• Indianapolis Olympians 1949-1953
• Pittsburgh Ironmen 1946-1947
• Providence Steamrollers 1946-1949
• St. Louis Bombers 1946-50
• Sheboygan Redskins 1949-50
• Toronto Huskies 1946-47
• Washington Capitols 1946-51
• Waterloo Hawks 1949-50

NBA Presidents and Commissioners

• Maurice Podoloff, President from 1946 to 1963
• Walter Kennedy, President from 1963 to 1967 and Commissioner from 1967 to 1975
• Larry O'Brien, Commissioner from 1975 to 1984
• David Stern, Commissioner from 1984

Players

• List of NBA players

See also

• National Basketball Association All-Star Game
• Basketball Hall of Fame
• National Basketball Development League
• NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• NBA Coach of the Year Award
• NBA Sixth Man Award
• NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
• NBA Finals MVP Award
• Women's National Basketball Association
• List of professional sports leagues
• NBA Draft
• NBA first overall draft pick
• List of NBA Drafts

External links

• NBA official website (http://www.nba.com)

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/nba/nba.html

http://www.dougstats.com/

http://www.82games.com/teams.htm

http://www.dfw.net/~patricia/index.html

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm

http://www.nbpa.com/cba/cba.html

http://www.nbadraft.net/index.asp

• NBA Draft Prospects Site (http://draftcity.com)*

http://eurobasket.com/

• Gatorade Virtual GM (http://games.espn.go.com/vgm)

http://www2.realgm.com/src_tradechecker.php

http://www.remembertheaba.com/

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/APBR_analysis/

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/nba0405.htm

http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/Basketball/Leagues/National_Basketball_Association__NBA_/Players/

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