2026-27 NBA Teams List Alphabetical Order: All 30 NBA Teams

NBA Team	Location	Conference	Founded
Atlanta Hawks	Atlanta, GA	Eastern	1946 (1)
Boston Celtics	Boston, MA	Eastern	1946
Brooklyn Nets	New York, NY	Eastern	1967 (2)
Charlotte Hornets	Charlotte, NC	Eastern	2004 (3)
Chicago Bulls	Chicago, IL	Eastern	1966
Cleveland Cavaliers	Cleveland, OH	Eastern	1970
Dallas Mavericks	Dallas, TX	Western	1980
Denver Nuggets	Denver, CO	Western	1967 (4)
Detroit Pistons	Detroit, MI	Eastern	1937 (5)
Golden State Warriors	San Francisco, CA	Western	1946 (6)
Houston Rockets	Houston, TX	Western	1967 (7)
Indiana Pacers	Indianapolis, IN	Eastern	1967 (8)
Los Angeles Clippers	Inglewood, CA	Western	1970 (9)
Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles, CA	Western	1946 (10)
Memphis Grizzlies	Memphis, TN	Western	1995 (11)
Miami Heat	Miami, FL	Eastern	1988
Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee, WI	Eastern	1968
Minnesota Timberwolves	Minneapolis, MN	Western	1989
New Orleans Pelicans	New Orleans, LA	Western	2002/2007 (12)
New York Knicks	New York, NY	Eastern	1946
Oklahoma City Thunder	Oklahoma City, OK	Western	1967 (13)
Orlando Magic	Orlando, FL	Eastern	1989
Philadelphia 76ers	Philadelphia, PA	Eastern	1947 (14)
Phoenix Suns	Phoenix, AZ	Western	1968
Portland Trail Blazers	Portland, OR	Western	1970
Sacramento Kings	Sacramento, CA	Western	1923 (15)
San Antonio Spurs	San Antonio, TX	Western	1967/71 (16)
Toronto Raptors	Toronto, Canada	Eastern	1995
Utah Jazz	Salt Lake City, UT	Western	1974 (17)
Washington Wizards	Washington, D.C.	Eastern	1961 (18)

1. 1946 (NBL, Buffalo Bison) 1946 (NBL, Tri-City Blackhawks) 1949 (Joined NBA) 1951 (NBA, Milwaukee Hawks) 1955 (NBA, St. Louis Hawks) 1968 (NBA, Atlanta Hawks)
2. 1967 (ABA, New Jersey Americans) 1968 (ABA, New York Nets) 1976 (Joined NBA) 1977 (NBA, New Jersey Nets) 2012 (NBA, Brooklyn Nets)
3. 2004 (Charlotte Bobcats) 2014 (Charlotte Hornets)
4. 1967 (ABA, Denver Rockets) 1974 (ABA, Denver Nuggets) 1976 (Joined NBA)
5. 1937 (Semi-Pro, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons) 1941 (Joined NBL) 1948 (Joined BAA/NBA) Fort Wayne Pistons) 1957 (Detroit Pistons)
6. 1946 (Philadelphia Warriors) 1962 (San Francisco Warriors) 1971 (Golden State Warriors)
7. 1967 (San Diego Rockets) 1971 (Houston Rockets)
8. 1967 (Joined ABA) 1976 (Joined NBA)
9. 1970 (Buffalo Braves) 1978 (San Diego Clippers) 1984 (Los Angeles Clippers)
10. 1946 (NBL, Detroit Gems) 1947 (NBL, Minneapolis Lakers) 1948 (Joined NBA) 1960 (NBA, Los Angeles Lakers)
11. 1995 (Vancouver Grizzlies) 2001 (Memphis Grizzlies)
12. 2002/2007 (New Orleans Hornets) 2005 (New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets) 2013 (New Orleans Pelicans)
13. 1967 (Seattle Supersonics) 2008 (Oklahoma City Thunder)
14. 1947 (NBL, Syracuse Nationals) 1949 (Joined NBA) 1963 (NBA, Philadelphia 76ers)
15. 1923 (Rochester Seagrams) 1942 (Rochester Eber Seagrams) 1943 (Rochester Pros) 1945 (NBL, Rochester Royals) 1948 (Joined NBA) 1957 (NBA, Cincinnati Royals) 1975
16. 1967/71 (ABA, Dallas Chaparrals) 1970 (Texas Chaparrals) 1973 (ABA, San Antonio Spurs) 1976 (Joined NBA)
17. 1974 (New Orleans Jazz) 1979 (Utah Jazz)
18. 1961 (Chicago Packers) 1962 (Chicago Zephyrs) 1963 (Baltimore Bullets) 1973 (Capital Bullets) 1974 (Washington Bullets) 1997 (Washington Wizards)

The NBA at a Glance 👓

Number of Active Teams	30
Number of Canadian Teams	1 (Toronto Raptors)
Number of Conferences	2
Number of Teams per Conference	15
Number of Divisions	6
Number of Teams per Division	5
Number of Teams that Make the NBA Playoffs	16 (Top 8 from each Conference)

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Most Successful NBA Teams 🏆

Team Name	Championships	NBA Finals Appearances
Boston Celtics	18	23
Los Angeles Lakers	17	32
Golden State Warriors	7	12
Chicago Bulls	6	6
San Antonio Spurs	5	6

Defunct NBA Teams 💀

• Anderson Packers
• Baltimore Bullets
• Buffalo Braves
• Capital Bullets
• Chicago Stags
• Chicago Zephyrs
• Cleveland Rebels
• Denver Nuggets
• Detroit Falcons
• Indianapolis Jets
• Indianapolis Olympians
• Philadelphia Warriors
• Pittsburgh Ironmen
• Providence Steamrollers
• San Francisco Warriors
• Sheboygan Red Skins
• St. Louis Bombers
• Toronto Huskies
• Washington Capitals
• Waterloo Hawks

Old NBA Teams That Changed Teams 🧓

• Charlotte Hornets became the New Orleans Hornets
• Cincinnati Royals became the Sacramento Kings
• Fort Wayne Pistons became the Detroit Pistons
• Kansas City Kings became the Sacramento Kings
• Kansas City-Omaha Kings became the Sacramento Kings
• Milwaukee Hawks became the Atlanta Hawks
• Minneapolis Lakers became the Los Angeles Lakers
• New Orleans Jazz became the Utah Jazz
• Rochester Royals became the Sacramento Kings
• San Diego Clippers became the Los Angeles Clippers
• San Diego Rockets became the Houston Rockets
• Seattle Supersonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder
• St. Louis Hawks became the Atlanta Hawks
• Syracuse Nationals became the Philadelphia 76ers
• Tri-Cities Blackhawks became the Atlanta Hawks
• Vancouver Grizzlies became the Memphis Grizzlies

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