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The Washington Wizards franchise began in Chicago in 1961, where the team was known as the Chicago Packers. By 1963, they would be playing in Baltimore, where they bore the...

The NBA Summer League is a basketball league named for the National Basketball Association which hosts players from NBA teams. The league plays its games in Las Vegas, Nevada, and...

Heading to an Orlando Magic game, and need a quick intro into Orlando Magic history? Though the team has not been around for a very long time, a lot has...

A brief history of the Sacramento Kings goes all the way back to 1948 when they were the Rochester Royals. The team has had its ups and downs. It has...

The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. The Bucks have played in the NBA since 1968. Their colors are forest green, red...

The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team. They played in the American Basketball Association from 1967-1976. Since 1976 they’ve been a part of the National Basketball Association. Their colors...

A quick intro: Golden State Warriors history includes a franchise that has moved twice and that was successful in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. The team has since struggled to...

A Quick Intro: New Jersey Nets history lesson sees a team that began in the ABA, and ended up as a long standing member of the NBA. The first year...

A lot has happened in Los Angeles Clippers history—a lot, except for winning, that is. This franchise got its start in 1970 but has only six winning seasons to its...

Here is a quick history of the Portland Trailblazers. Started in 1970, the Portland Trail Blazers have had an interesting history. Like most teams starting out, the first number of...

A quick intro to Atlanta Hawks history begins in 1968, when the franchise gave the Deep South its first NBA team. Superstars such as "Pistol" Pete Maravich and Dominique Wilkins...

The Celtics Vs Lakers history is one of rivalry and what sports should be all about. The Celtics and Lakers are the anti-thesis of each other right done to their...

Here is a quick intro to the Houston Rockets history. The Houston Rockets have been a NBA franchise since 1967 when they were established originally in San Diego.  They were...

A Quick Intro: Phoenix Suns History details a team that has found success since 1968 but has never won the championship. The Suns were created in 1968 and by 1975 were...

A quick intro into the history of the Toronto Raptors sees them as the first Canadian NBA team, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies to be in Canada since the Toronto Huskies...

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their games in Minneapolis. The team was part of a four franchise expansion the NBA undertook...

A quick intro on the New Orleans Hornets' History begins in 1988, the inaugural season. Only the story doesn't start in New Orleans, it starts in Charlotte, the team's first...

Looking for a Quick Intro: History of Philadelphia 76ers? The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. From Moses Malone to Allen Iverson, their history...

Looking for a quick intro to Indiana Pacers history? The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. They play in the central division,...

There are several great moments and great players in Utah Jazz basketball history. The team originally played in New Orleans (thus their musical name) and called Salt Lake City home...

This quick intro to Cleveland Cavaliers history beings in 1970, 22 years removed from a baseball pennant and six years removed from an NFL championship when Cleveland, Ohio, received an...

The Memphis Grizzlies were not always the Memphis Grizzlies. The team got its start as the Vancouver Grizzlies as an expansion franchise along with the Toronto Raptors in 1995. During their...

The Oklahoma City Thunder is a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. They play in the Northwest Division. Their colors are blue, orange and white. Oklahoma City...

The history of the Dallas Mavericks starts with a millionaire named Donald Carter and founding President Norm Sonju, a naming contest and an opening season in 1980-81. Since then, the...

How did Shannon Brown get to the Lakers? Shannon Brown began his basketball career in Maywood, Illinois. He played high school basketball at Proviso East High School, where several other...

There has been a lot of success throughout the San Antonio Spurs' history, with several championships coming in the 2000s. The early part of the San Antonio Spurs' history began in...

The Chicago Bulls history can be summed up in three broad categories: pre-Michael Jordan, the Jordan era and the post-Jordan era. Very few franchises have been so singularly defined by...

The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats are an expansion team that joined the NBA in 2004. They play in...

The 2002 Western Conference Finals five highlights feature some classic moments from both the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers. The series was very competitive, especially over the last four...

The 2000 NBA Western Conference Finals featured the Los Angeles Lakers against the Portland Trailblazers. The series would go down to the wire as the Lakers would win it in...

The Miami Heat are an National Basketball Association team playing in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The Miami Heat were founded in 1988 and play their games at...

The 1986 NBA Western Conference Finals pitted the Houston Rockets against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets would win the series in five games earning a berth in the NBA...

The 2009 NBA Western Conference Finals was one of the most exciting playoff series in recent memory and featured many more than five highlights.  This was a matchup of the...

It is hard to deny the impact of the best high school basketball players to jump to the NBA. The argument about allowing high school basketball players to jump straight...

Here is a look at the five best trades in Philadelphia 76ers history.  Each one of the trades listed helped to shape the landscape of Philadelphia 76ers basketball to some...

In the process of narrowing down the 10 best Lakers players ever, one is immediately struck by just how spoiled Los Angeles basketball fans are. This is because you can...

The history of New York Nets basketball jersey is similar to the history of much of the jerseys in the NBA and the defunct ABA. There were slight variations over...

The NBA Age Limit debate is something that is discussed very often by many fans of the NBA.  The NBA used to allow players to come straight to the NBA...

The Charlotte Bobcats franchise has only been in existence in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2004; although it is a young franchise, the Hornets have had a number of...

The 5 best dunkers in NBA history helped to elevate the game. These players excelled on and off the court. Here are the 5 best NBA dunkers, in no particular...

The 5 best Oklahoma City Thunder players in their short history is not hard to figure out, though some would argue that the history should include Seattle Supersonic players. The...

The NBA changed in 2005 when owners and the Player’s Union ratified a Collective Bargaining Agreement memorable for a new minimum age requirement (aka the “NBA Age Limit” or the...

Any list of the 10 best Utah Jazz players in the franchise history has to start with a top-two that is virtually unanimous no matter who you ask. Karl Malone...

Seeing that the Grizzlies franchise is only fifteen years young, it was relatively easy selecting the Five Best Players in Vancouver/Memphis Grizzly history. The challenging part was sorting out the...

The 5 best Atlanta Hawks players of all time are some of the best players of their eras. The Atlanta Hawks have gone by various names such as the Buffalo...

Hundreds of players have played in the NBA now who are the 5 best rebounders of all-time? That’s what our readers wanted to know and that’s what we set out...

The Indiana Pacers have always been an above average team and they have produced some of the best Indiana Pacers players of all time. The Indiana Pacers team was founded...

The Denver Nuggets have had plenty of amazing players over the years, and this was an extremely hard list to compile, but here are the five best Denver Nuggets players...

There's been some bad trades in the NBA over the years, but here are the ten worst NBA trades ever. In retrospect, these exchanges were so stupid, you can't help but wonder...

Of the 10 Tallest NBA Players In History, one of them weighs more than 300 pounds, while another tips the scales more than 75 pounds lighter. Although they have a...