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Every NBA Team in Alphabetical Order
- 76ERS
- ATLANTA HAWKS
- BOSTON CELTICS
- BROOKLYN NETS
- BUCKS
- BULLS
- CAVALIERS
- CELTICS
- CHARLOTTE HORNETS
- CHICAGO BULLS
- CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
- CLIPPERS
- DALLAS MAVERICKS
- DENVER NUGGETS
- DETROIT PISTONS
- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
- GRIZZLIES
- HAWKS
- HEAT
- HORNETS
- HOUSTON ROCKETS
- INDIANA PACERS
- JAZZ
- KINGS
- KNICKS
- LAKERS
- LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
- LOS ANGELES LAKERS
- MAGIC.
- MAVERICKS
- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
- MIAMI HEAT
- MILWAUKEE BUCKS
- MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
- NETS
- NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
- NEW YORK KNICKS
- NUGGETS
- OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
- ORLANDO MAGIC
- PACERS
- PELICANS
- PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
- PHOENIX SUNS
- PISTONS
- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
- RAPTORS
- ROCKETS
- SACRAMENTO KINGS
- SAN ANTONIO SPURS
- SPURS
- SUNS
- THUNDER
- TIMBERWOLVES
- TORONTO RAPTORS
- TRAIL BLAZERS
- UTAH JAZZ
- WARRIORS
- WASHINGTON WIZARDS
- WIZARDS.
NBA team short names
- ATL – Atlanta Hawks
- BOS – Boston Celtics
- CHA – Charlotte Hornets
- CHI – Chicago Bulls
- CLE – Cleveland Cavaliers
- DAL – Dallas Mavericks
- DEN – Denver Nuggets
- DET – Detroit Pistons
- GSW – Golden State Warriors
- HOU – Houston Rockets
- IND – Indiana Pacers
- LAC – Los Angeles Clippers
- LAL – Los Angeles Lakers
- MEM – Memphis Grizzlies
- MIA – Miami Heat
- MIL – Milwaukee Bucks
- MIN – Minnesota Timberwolves
- NOH – New Orleans Pelicans
- NYK – New York Knicks
- BKN – Brooklyn Nets
- OKC – Oklahoma City Thunder
- ORL – Orlando Magic
- PHI – Philadelphia 76ers
- PHO – Phoenix Suns
- POR – Portland Trail Blazers
- SAS – San Antonio Spurs
- SAC – Sacramento Kings
- TOR – Toronto Raptors
- UTH – Utah Jazz
- WAS – Washington Wizards
The NBA was formed in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. The BAA was created by eleven of the most prominent sports organizations in the United States.
The eleven founding members included the American Basketball League, Syracuse Nationals, Anderson Celtics, Philadelphia Warriors, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Warriors, Pittsburgh Ironmen, St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and the National Basketball League, the predecessor to today’s NBA.
