The National Basketball Association (NBA) is an American-based sports league, considered to be the world's premier professional basketball league. The NBA contains 30 professional basketball teams (29 in the United States of America and 1 in Toronto, Canada.
Currently, each conference (Eastern or Western) is subdivided into three "divisions" of 5 teams each: East, West, and Central. A complete list of current teams appears below.
Teams, leagues and divisions
The NBA teams template is the catalog of teams, the conference, division, location, and when founded.
Click on a column header to sort the table by that item.
| Team
|
Conference
|
Division
|
City
|
Year founded
|
| Boston Celtics |
Eastern |
Atlantic |
Boston, Massachusetts |
1946
|
| Brooklyn Nets |
Eastern |
Atlantic |
New York, New York |
1967[1]
|
| New York Knicks |
Eastern |
Atlantic |
New York, New York |
1946
|
| Philadelphia Sixers |
Eastern |
Atlantic |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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|
| Toronto Raptors |
Eastern |
Atlantic |
Toronto, Ontario |
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|
| Chicago Bulls |
Eastern |
Central |
Chicago, Illinois |
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|
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
Eastern |
Central |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Detroit Pistons |
Eastern |
Central |
Detroit, Michigan |
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| Indiana Pacers |
Eastern |
Central |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Milwaukee Bucks |
Eastern |
Central |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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|
| Atlanta Hawks |
Eastern |
Southeast |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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|
| Charlotte Hornets |
Eastern |
Southeast |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
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|
| Miami Heat |
Eastern |
Southeast |
Miami, Florida |
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|
| Orlando Magic |
Eastern |
Southeast |
Orlando, Florida |
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|
| Washington Wizards |
Eastern |
Southeast |
Washington, D.C. |
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|
| Denver Nuggets |
Western |
Northwest |
Denver, Colorado |
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|
| Minnesota Timberwolves |
Western |
Northwest |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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|
| Oklahoma City Thunder |
Western |
Northwest |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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|
| Portland Trail Blazers |
Western |
Northwest |
Portland, Oregon |
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|
| Utah Jazz |
Western |
Northwest |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
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|
| Golden State Warriors |
Western |
Pacific |
San Francisco, California |
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|
| Los Angeles Clippers |
Western |
Pacific |
Los Angeles, California |
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|
| Los Angeles Lakers |
Western |
Pacific |
Los Angeles, California |
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|
| Phoenix Suns |
Western |
Pacific |
Phoenix, Arizona |
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|
| Sacramento Kings |
Western |
Pacific |
Sacramento, California |
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|
| Dallas Mavericks |
Western |
Southwest |
Dallas, Texas |
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|
| Houston Rockets |
Western |
Southwest |
Houston, Texas |
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|
| Memphis Grizzlies |
Western |
Southwest |
Memphis, Tennessee |
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|
| New Orleans Pelicans |
Western |
Southwest |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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|
| San Antonio Spurs |
Western |
Southwest |
San Antonio, Texas |
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|
NOTE: Contents of the above table is from this template.
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The Nets, founded in 1967, initially played in Teaneck, New Jersey, as the New Jersey Americans. Then they played in Long Island as the New York Nets for a period, after which they played as the New Jersey Nets in various locations, in including Piscataway and East Rutherford.
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