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All NBA Teams In Alphabetical Order

All NBA Teams In Alphabetical Order

A list of all NBA teams in Alphabetical Order

Each and every NBA team in an alphabetical list, plus a more detailed description of each franchise including;

  • Year the franchise was established

  • The team’s home stadium

  • Number of Championship wins

  • 3 iconic players to have played for the franchise

A list of NBA teams in Alphabetical Order

Atlanta Hawks 

Year Founded: 1946 

Stadium Name: State Farm Arena 

Championship Wins: 1958

3 Iconic Players: Dominique Wilkins, Trae Young, Tree Rollins

Boston Celtics 

Year Founded: 1958 

Stadium Name: TD Bank North Garden 

Championship Wins: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 

3 Iconic Players: Bill Russell, John Havilcek, Larry Bird

A history of the Boston Celtics colors and logo.

Brooklyn Nets

Year Founded: 1967 

Stadium Name: Barclays Center 

Championship Wins: 1974,1976 

3 Iconic Players: Kevin Durant, Jason Kidd, Kyrie Irving

Charlotte Hornets 

Year Founded: 1988 

Stadium Name: Spectrum Center 

Championship Wins: None

3 Iconic Players: Mugsy Bogues, Gerald Wallace, Omeka Okafor 

Chicago Bulls 

Year Founded: 1966 

Stadium Name: United Center 

Championship Wins: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 

3 Iconic Players: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Derek Rose

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Many people consider the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls team the Greatest in the History of the NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers

Year Founded: 1970 

Stadium Name: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse 

Championship Wins: 2016

3 Iconic Players: Lebron James, Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio 

Dallas Mavericks

Year Founded: 1980: 

Stadium Name: American Airlines Center 

Championship Wins: 2011 

3 Iconic Players: Dirk Nowitski, Jason Kidd, Luka Doncic

Denver Nuggets

Year Founded: 1967

Stadium Name: Pepsi Center

Championship Wins: 1978, 1985, 2009, 2020

3 Iconic Players: Dikembe Mutombo, Carmelo Anthony, Deandre Jordan

Detroit Pistons

Year Founded: 1941

Stadium Name: Little Caesars Arena

Championship Wins: 1989, 1990, 2004

3 Iconic Players: Isaiah Thomas, Rick Mahorn, Bill Laimbeer

Fun Fact about the Pistons:

The Detroit ‘Bad Boys’ won the NBA title 2 years straight!

Golden State Warriors

Year Founded: 1946

Stadium Name: Chase Center

Championship Wins: 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022

3 Iconic Players: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Joe Barry

Houston Rockets  

Year Founded: 1967

Stadium Name: Toyota Center

Championship Wins: 1994, 1995

3 Iconic Players: Hakeem Olajuwon, Yao Ming, Moses Malone

Indiana Pacers

Year Founded: 1967

Stadium Name: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Championship Wins: 1970, 1972, 1973

3 Iconic Players: Paul George, Rick Smits, Reggie Miller

Los Angeles Clippers

Year Founded: 1970

Stadium Name: Crypto.com Arena

Championship Wins: None

3 Iconic Players: Eric Bledsoe, Danny Manning, Kawhi Leonard

Los Angeles Lakers

Year Founded: 1947

Stadium Name: Crypto.com Arena

3 Iconic Players: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain

Memphis Grizzlies

Year Founded: 1995

Stadium Name: Fed Ex Forum:

Championship Wins: None

3 Iconic Players: Pau Gasol, Ja Morant, Ziare Williams 

Miami Heat

Year Founded: 1988

Stadium Name: FTX arena

Championship Wins: 2006, 2012, 2012

3 Iconic Players: Lebron James, Alonzo Mourning, Dwayne Wade

Milwaukee Bucks

Year Founded: 1968

Stadium Name: Fiserv forum

Championship Wins: 1971, 2021

3 Iconic Players: Khris Middleton, Lew Alcindor (otherwise known as Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Oscar Robertson

Minnesota Timberwolves

Year Founded: 1989

Stadium Name: Target Center

Championship Wins: None

3 Iconic Players: Kevin Garnett, Karl Anthony Towns, Kevin Love

New Orleans Pelicans

Year Founded: 1988

Stadium Name: Smoothie King Center

Championship Wins: None 

3 Iconic Players: Zion Williamson, Baron Davis, Anthony Davis

New York Knicks

Year Founded: 1946

Stadium Name: Madison Square Garden

Championship Wins: 1970, 1973:

3 Iconic Players: Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley

Fun Facts about the Knicks:

The Knicks logo was first designed to represent the Dutch settlers that came to New York in the 1660s.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Year Founded: 2008

Stadium Name: Paycom Center

Championship Wins: None

3 Iconic Players: Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Kevin Durant

Orlando Magic

Year Founded: 1989

Stadium Name: Amway Center

Championship Wins: 1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019

3 Iconic Players: Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Dwight Howard

Philadelphia 76ers

Year Founded: 1946

Stadium Name: Wells Fargo Center

Championship Wins: 1955, 1967, 1983

3 Iconic Players: Julius Erving, Allen Iverson, Wilt Chamberlain

Phoenix Suns

Year Founded: 1968

Stadium Name: Footprint Center

Championship Wins: 0

3 Iconic Players: Charles Barkley, John Hornacek, Alvin Gentry

Portland Trail Blazers

Year Founded: 1970

Stadium Name: Moda Center

Championship Wins: 1977

3 Iconic Players: Clyde Drexler, Chauncey Billups, Nate Mcmillan

Sacramento Kings

Year Founded: 1923

Stadium Name: Golden Center

Championship Wins: 1951

3 Iconic Players: Mike Bibby, Chris Webber, Mitch Richmond 

San Antonio Spurs

Year Founded: 1967

Stadium Name: AT+T Center

Championship Wins: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014:

3 Iconic Players: David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker

Toronto Raptors:

Year Founded: 1995

Stadium Name: Scotiabank arena

Championship Wins: 2019

3 Iconic Players: Vince Carter, Kyle Lowery, Kawhi Leonard

Utah Jazz

Year Founded: 1974:

Stadium Name: Vivint arena

Championship Wins: 0

3 Iconic Players: Pete Maravich, John Stockton, Karl Malone

Washington Wizards

Year Founded: 1961

Stadium Name: Capital One Arena

Championship Wins: 1978

3 Iconic Players: John Wall, Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma

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