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NBA Team Names History

A Chronology of the Teams in the NBA
* Full team name need to be entered for teams that previously played in other cities
Quiz by Nenadbs
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Last updated: November 21, 2023
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First submittedMay 11, 2021
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City
Seasons
Team Name
Atlanta
1949-1951*
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1951-1955*
Milwaukee Hawks
1955-1968*
St. Louis Hawks
1968-present
Hawks
Boston
1946-present
Celtics
Brooklyn
1976-1977*
New York Nets
1977-2012*
New Jersey Nets
2012-present
Nets
Charlotte
1988-2002, 2014-present
Hornets
2004-2014
Bobcats
Chicago
1966-present
Bulls
Cleveland
1970-present
Cavaliers
Dallas
1980-present
Mavericks
Denver
1976-present
Nuggets
Detroit
1948-1957*
Fort Wayne Pistons
1957-present
Pistons
Golden State
1946-1962*
Philadelphia Warriors
1962-1971*
San Francisco Warriors
1971-present
Warriors
Houston
1967-1971*
San Diego Rockets
1971-present
Rockets
Indiana
1976-present
Pacers
Los Angeles
1970-1978*
Buffalo Braves
1978-1984*
San Diego Clippers
1984-present
Clippers
Los Angeles
1948-1960*
Minneapolis Lakers
1960-present
Lakers
Memphis
1995-2001*
Vancouver Grizzlies
2001-present
Grizzlies
Miami
1988-present
Heat
Milwaukee
1968-present
Bucks
Minnesota
1989-present
Timberwolves
New Orleans
2002-2005, 2007-2013
Hornets
2005-2007*
Oklahoma City Hornets
2013-present
Pelicans
New York
1946-present
Knicks
Oklahoma City
1967-2008*
Seattle SuperSonics
2008-present
Thunder
Orlando
1989-present
Magic
Philadelphia
1949-1963*
Syracuse Nationals
1963-present
76ers
Phoenix
1968-present
Suns
Portland
1970-present
Trailblazers
Sacramento
1948-1957*
Rochester Royals
1957-1972*
Cincinnati Royals
1972-1975*
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
1975-1985*
Kansas City Kings
1985-present
Kings
San Antonio
1976-present
Spurs
Toronto
1995-present
Raptors
Utah
1974-1979*
New Orleans Jazz
1979-present
Jazz
Washington
1961-1962*
Chicago Packers
1962-1963*
Chicago Zephyrs
1963-1973*
Baltimore Bullets
1973-1974*
Capital Bullets
1974-1998
Bullets
1998-present
Wizards
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Level 61
May 11, 2021
Very good. Nominated.
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Level 53
May 11, 2021
Thank you :)
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Level 83
May 16, 2021
Like this a lot in principal but you should add type-ins to standardize it with other NBA quizzes (Cavs, Sixers, Mavs, etc.).
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Level 53
May 16, 2021
Agree. I will fix that.
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Level 71
May 19, 2021
Not too hard for an NBA fan, but I really think it should just accept Zephyrs and Packers. While I do understand that they are from the same place, those teams are ancient and having to guess the city would make it even harder.
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Level 53
May 19, 2021
Fixed. Thanks for playing :)