| Current season: 2021–22 season | ||
| File:National Basketball Association logo.png The current NBA logo since 2017. | ||
| League information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competition level | Professional | |
| Founded | June 6, 1946 (as the BBA) | |
| Inaugural season | 1946-47 | |
| No. of teams | 30: 29 (United States) 1 (Canada) | |
| Key people | Commissioner: Adam Silver (2014-present) Dep. Commissioner: Mark Tatum (2014-present) | |
| Headquarters | 345 Park Ave. Manhattan, New York | |
| Media: | NBA Entertainment NBA TV | |
| Governing body: | USA Basketball | |
| Minor league: | NBA G League | |
| Players Union: | NBAPA | |
| Playoffs/Championship format | ||
| Playoffs | NBA Playoffs | |
| Championship: | NBA Finals | |
| Most recent: | Milwaukee Bucks (2nd title) | |
| Most titles: | Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers (17 titles each) | |
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The National Basketball Association is a North American professional basketball league in the United States and Canada, it highest level of basketball in the United States with currently 30 teams, 28 (U.S.) and 1 (Canada).
Teams[]
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Team | Location | Arena | Founded | Joined NBA | |
| Atlantic Division |  Boston Celtics
|
Boston, Massachusettes, USA | TD Garden | 1946 | 1946 | |
 Brooklyn Nets
|
Brooklyn, New York, USA | Barclays Center | 1967 as New Jersey Americans |
1976 | ||
 New York Knicks
|
Manhattan, New York, USA | Madison Square Garden | 1946 | 1946 | ||
 Philadelphia 76ers
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Barclays Center | 1946 as Syracuse Nationals |
1949 | ||
 Toronto Raptors
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Scotia Bank Arena | 1995 | 1995 | ||
Eastern Conference[]
NBA Atlantic
NBA Central
NBA Southeast
Western Conference[]
NBA Southwest
NBA Northwest
NBA Pacific
Former Teams[]
- Buffalo Braves
- Charlotte Bobcats
- Charlotte Hornets (original)
- Cincinnati Royals
- Kansas City Kings
- Kansas City-Omaha Kings
- New Jersey Nets
- New Orleans Hornets
- Rochester Royals
- San Diego Clippers
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Vancouver Grizzlies
- Washington Bullets