Recently NBA team s are transferring their team location from their original city to another city because of various reasons ranging from team ownership, arena problems, rents, taxes etc.....Just wondering what are the teams in NBA right now that are still in their original cities .. Do you have the information.....?
What are the only teams in the NBA that are still in their original city?nba live 2006
New York Knicks, Boston Celtics are two of the original teams that are still in their cities of origin. Chicago Bulls were an added team later who have not moved from original site as our several "modern" teams. Question needs to be a bit more specific.
What are the only teams in the NBA that are still in their original city?nba gear ,nba teams
NBA team in original city as an NBA team
1-Boston Celtics
2-Charlotte Bobcats
3-Chicago Bulls
4-Cleveland Cavaliers
5-Dallas Mavericks
6-Denver Nuggets
7-Indiana Pacers
8-Miami Heat
9-Milwaukee Bucks
10-Minnesota Timberwolves
11-New York Knicks
12-Orlando Magic
13-Phoenix Suns
14-Portland Trail Blazers
15-San Antonio Spurs
16-Seattle SuperSonics
17-Toronto Raptors
Check the list
http://www.basketball-reference.com/team...
Note the difference in leagues. The San Antonio Spurs as an NBA team has always been in San Antonio. But the Spurs haven't always been an NBA team. They were once an ABA team and played in Dallas.
The following are the only teams in the NBA that are still in their original city...
1.Boston Celtics (since 1946)
2.New York Knicks (since 1946)
3.Chicago Bulls (since 1966)
4.Seattle Supersonics (since 1967)
5.Milwaukee Bucks (since 1968)
6.Phoenix Suns (since 1968)
7.Cleveland Cavaliers (since 1970)
8.Portland TrailBlazers (since 1970)
9.Denver Nuggets (since 1976) - though they played as the Denver Rockets in the ABA
10.Indiana Pacers (since 1976)* //originally from ABA
11.San Antonio Spurs (since 1976) - however known as Dallas Chapparals in ABA
12.Dallas Mavericks (since 1980)
13.Miami Heat (since 1988)
14.Minnesota Timberwolves (since 1989)
15.Orlando Magic (since 1989)
16.Toronto Raptors (since 1995)
17.Charlotte Bobcats (since 2003)
Here are the teams that moved ...
1.Atlanta Hawks - originally from Milwaukee, changed to St.Louis and settled in Atlanta in 1968
2.Detroit Pistons - originally from Ft.Wayne, changed to Detroit in 1957
3.Golden State Warriors - originally from Philadelphia, moved to San Francisco and settled in Oakland in 1971.
4.Houston Rockets - originally from San Diego, moved to Houston in 1971.
5.LA Clippers - originally the Buffalo Braves, changed franchise and moved to San Diego before settling in LA in '84
6.LA Lakers - originally from Minneapolis, before settling in LA in 1960
7.Memphis Grizzlies - originally from Vancouver, moved to Memphis in 2001
8.NJ Nets - were from NY in their first season in NBA, before moving in 1977
9.NY/Okla Hornets - originally from Charlotte, moved in '02
10.Sixers - originally the Syracuse Nationals, before moving to Philly in 1963.
11.Sacramento Kings - started off as Rochestor Royals, moved to Cincinnati, became Kings and moved to Kansas City before coming to California in 1985.
12.Utah Jazz - played in New Orleans for 5 yrs, before coming to Utah in 1979.
13.Washington Wizards - started in Chicago as the Packers, moved to Baltimore as the Bullets, came to Washington in 1973 and became Wizards in 1997.
Hi Almost all of them
i think just boston and seattle..
thistle M up above nailed it.
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