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 U.S. and one in Canada.
Currently, the NBA teams are subdivided into two conferences (Eastern and Western) of 15 teams each, and each conference is subdivided into three "divisions" of 5 teams each. A complete list of current teams appears below, along with the conference and division assignment for each team.
In the NBA, games are 48 minutes long, divided into four 12-minute quarters. This is in contrast to the 40-minute game length in other basketball leagues and organizations such as FIBA, the WNBA, and the NCAA.
A player may commit an offensive or defensive personal foul whether or not he or she is handling the ball or guarding someone who is handling the ball. Each player is allowed up to five personal fouls within a game. Upon committing a sixth personal foul, a player is disqualified from playing for the remaining time in the game.
Acquiring two technical fouls in one game also leads to being kicked out of that game.
Flagrant fouls are a special type of personal foul that is called when the foul deemed excessively violent by the referee.
Teams, conferences, and divisions[edit]
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.
- ↑
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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