National Basketball Association

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Current Franchises

Conference Division Property Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics TD Garden Boston
Brooklyn Nets Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia 76ers Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia
Toronto Raptors Scotiabank Arena Old Toronto, Toronto
Central Division Chicago Bulls United Center Chicago
Cleveland Cavaliers Rocket Arena Cleveland
Detroit Pistons Little Caesars Arena Detroit
Indiana Pacers Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Milwaukee Bucks Fiserv Forum Milwaukee
Southeast Division Atlanta Hawks State Farm Arena Atlanta
Charlotte Hornets Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina
Miami HEAT Kaseya Center Miami
Orlando Magic Kia Center Orlando, Florida
Washington Wizards Capital One Arena District of Columbia
Western Conference Northwest Division Denver Nuggets Ball Arena Denver
Minnesota Timberwolves Target Center Minneapolis
Oklahoma City Thunder Paycom Center Oklahoma City
Portland Trail Blazers Moda Center Portland, Oregon
Utah Jazz Delta Center Salt Lake City
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Chase Center San Francisco
LA Clippers Intuit Dome Inglewood, California
Los Angeles Lakers Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles
Phoenix Suns PHX Arena Phoenix
Sacramento Kings Golden 1 Center Sacramento, California
Southwest Division Dallas Mavericks American Airlines Center Dallas
Houston Rockets Toyota Center Houston
Memphis Grizzlies FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee
New Orleans Pelicans Smoothie King Center New Orleans
San Antonio Spurs Frost Bank Center San Antonio

Franchise Histories

Map

Markets

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County Municipality Property Start End
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Atlanta Hawks 1968-69
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Celtics 1978-79
Boston Celtics 1949-50 1977-78
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Erie County, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo Braves 1970-71 1977-78
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Hornets 2014-15
Charlotte Bobcats 2004-05 2013-14
Charlotte Hornets 1988-89 2001-02
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Chicago Bulls 1966-67
Chicago Zephyrs 1962-63 1962-63
Chicago Packers 1961-62 1961-62
Chicago Stags 1949-50 1949-50
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Hamilton County, Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Royals 1957-58 1971-72
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Cleveland Cavaliers 1974-75 1993-94
Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers 1994-95
Cleveland Cavaliers 1970-71 1973-74
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Dallas Dallas Mavericks 1980-81
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Combined Statistical Area Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area Rock Island County, Illinois Moline, Illinois Quad-City Blackhawks 1949-50 1950-51
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver Denver Nuggets 1976-77
Denver Nuggets 1949-50 1949-50
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division Wayne County, Michigan Detroit Detroit Pistons 2017-18
Detroit Pistons 1957-58 1977-78
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division Oakland County, Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan Detroit Pistons 1988-89 2016-17
Pontiac, Michigan Detroit Pistons 1978-79 1987-88
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Allen County, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne Pistons 1949-50 1956-57
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston Houston Rockets 1971-72
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Madison County, Indiana Anderson, Indiana Anderson Packers 1949-50 1949-50
Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Indiana Pacers 1976-77
Indianapolis Olympians 1949-50 1952-53
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Kings 1975-76 1984-85
Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1972-73 1974-75
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California LA Clippers 2024-25
Los Angeles Lakers 1967-68 1999
Los Angeles LA Clippers 2015-16 2023-24
Los Angeles Lakers 1999-2000
Los Angeles Clippers 1984-85 2014-15
Los Angeles Lakers 1960-61 1967-68
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR Combined Statistical Area Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area Shelby County, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis Grizzlies 2001-02
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami Miami HEAT 1988-89
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee Bucks 1968-69
Milwaukee Hawks 1951-52 1954-55
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Hennepin County, Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota Timberwolves 1989-90
Minneapolis Lakers 1949-50 1959-60
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area Orleans Parish, Louisiana New Orleans New Orleans Pelicans 2013-14
New Orleans Hornets 2007-08 2012-13
New Orleans Hornets 2002-03 2004-05
New Orleans Jazz 1974-75 1978-79
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division Middlesex County, New Jersey Piscataway Township, New Jersey New Jersey Nets 1977-78 1980-81
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division Nassau County, New York Uniondale, New York New York Nets 1976-77 1976-77
Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division Essex County, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Nets 2010-11 2011-12
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey New Jersey Nets 1981-82 2009-10
Kings County, New York Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Nets 2012-13
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York New York Knickerbockers 1949-50
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Thunder 2008-09
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005-06 2006-07
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Orange County, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando Magic 1989-90
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia 76ers 1963-64
Philadelphia Warriors 1949-50 1961-62
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Phoenix Suns 1968-69
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland Trail Blazers 1970-71
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Monroe County, New York Rochester, New York Rochester Royals 1949-50 1956-57
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Sacramento County, California Sacramento, California Sacramento Kings 1985-86
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake City Utah Jazz 1979-80
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio San Antonio Spurs 1976-77
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego County, California San Diego San Diego Clippers 1978-79 1983-84
San Diego Rockets 1967-68 1970-71
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Golden State Warriors 1997-98 2018-19
Golden State Warriors 1971-72 1995-96
San Francisco Warriors 1970-71 1970-71
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division San Francisco County, California San Francisco Golden State Warriors 2019-20
San Francisco Warriors 1969-70 1969-70
San Francisco Warriors 1964-65 1966-67
San Mateo County, California Daly City, California San Francisco Warriors 1967-68 1968-69
San Francisco Warriors 1962-63 1963-64
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Santa Clara County, California San José, California Golden State Warriors 1996-97 1996-97
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Seattle SuperSonics 1995-96 2007-08
Seattle SuperSonics 1967-68 1993-94
Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division Pierce County, Washington Tacoma, Washington Seattle SuperSonics 1994-95 1994-95
Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sheboygan Redskins 1949-50 1949-50
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis St. Louis Hawks 1955-56 1967-68
St. Louis Bombers 1949-50 1949-50
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Onondaga County, New York Syracuse, New York Syracuse Nationals 1951-52 1962-63
Unincorporated Syracuse Nationals 1949-50 1950-51
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division Hillsborough County, Florida Tampa, Florida Toronto Raptors 2020-21 2020-21
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area Old Toronto, Toronto Toronto Raptors 2021-22
Toronto Raptors 1995-96 2019-20
Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver Grizzlies 1995-96 2000-01
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore Baltimore Bullets 1963-64 1972-73
Baltimore Bullets 1949-50 1954-55
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia Washington Wizards 1997-98
Washington Capitols 1949-50 1950-51
Prince George's County, Maryland College Park, Maryland Capital Bullets 1973-74 1973-74
Lake Arbor, Maryland Washington Wizards 1997-98 1997-98
Washington Bullets 1974-75 1996-97
Capital Bullets 1973-74 1973-74
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area Black Hawk County, Iowa Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo Hawks 1949-50 1949-50

Seasons

1949-50
1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60
1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70
1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1999 1999-2000
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25

Championships

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