Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors
Conference	Western Conference
Division	Pacific Division
Founded	1946
History	Philadelphia Warriors 1946–1962 San Francisco Warriors 1962–1971 Golden State Warriors 1971–present
Arena	Oracle Arena
City	Image:California Flag.jpg Oakland, California
Team colors	Warriors Royal Blue, California Golden Yellow, White
Owner	Peter Guber Joe Lacob
General manger	Larry Riley
Head coach	Don Nelson
D-League affiliate	Reno Bighorns
Championships	BAA: 1 (1947) NBA: 2 (1956, 1975)
Conference titles	6 (1947, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1975)
Division titles	7 (1948, 1951, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1976)
Official Website	warriors.com

                                The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California, United States. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was first established in 1946, as the Philadelphia Warriors, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the franchise won the championship in the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. In 1962, the franchise was relocated to San Francisco, California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors until 1971, when its name was changed to the current Golden State Warriors. The team has played all of its home games in the Oracle Arena since 1966, with the exception of a one-year hiatus. Along with their inaugural championship win in the 1946–1947 season, the Warriors have won two others in the team's history, including another in Philadelphia after the 1955–56 season, and one as Golden State after the 1974–75 season, tying them for 6th in the NBA in number of championships.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 1946–1962: Two Championships in Philadelphia
  • 1.2 1962–1971: San Francisco Warriors
  • 1.3 1971–1977: Golden State Warriors and Championship
  • 1.4 1978–1987: A period of struggles
  • 1.5 1987–1997: Resurgence and Collapse
  • 1.6 1997–2004: Garry St. Jean era
  • 1.7 2004–2007: Rebuilding ('We Believe' Era)
  • 1.8 2007-2010: Rising and Falling
  • 1.9 Franchise Name History
• 2 Broadcasting
  • 2.1 TV
  • 2.2 Radio
• 3 Head Coaches
• 4 Franchise Arenas
• 5 Retired Numbers   

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons
League	NBA
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	Central division
Founded	1941 (joined NBA in 1948
History	Fort Wanye Pistons (1941-1957) Detroit Pistons (1957-present)
Arena	Palace of Auburn Hills
City	Auburn Hills, Michigan
Colors	Royal Blue, Red, White
Owner	Tom Gores
General Manager	Joe Dumars
Head Coach	John Kuester
NBA D-League aff.	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Championships	1
Conference titles	7
Division titles	13
Website	Official Site

The Detroit Pistons began their basketball life as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, members of the National Basketball League (NBL). Fred Zollner, owner of the team from its formation in 1941 until 1974, played a key role in merging the NBL with the BAA (Basketball Association of America), which created the NBA in 1948. The Pistons moved to Detroit in 1957. The Pistons have won two NBL titles and three NBA titles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 1.2 Detroit, Michigan
  • 1.3 Name History
• 2 Home Courts
• 3 Depth Chart
• 4 Franchise Personnel
• 5 Retired Numbers

Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets
Conference	Western Conference
Division	Northwest Division
Founded	1967
History	Denver Rockets (1967-1974) Denver Nuggets (1974-present)
Arena	Pepsi Center
City	Denver, Colorado
Team colors	Powder blue, Gold
Owner	Stan Kroenke
General manger	Mark Warkentien
Head coach	George Karl
D-League affil.	Idaho Stampede
Championships	0
Conference titles	0
Division titles	6

Untuk tim Denver Nuggets yang dimainkan di NBL dan NBA di akhir 1940-an dan awal 1950-an, lihat Denver Nuggets (Original) .
 Denver Nuggets adalah Amerika profesional bola basket tim dari Western Conference dalam National Basketball Association (NBA) yang berbasis di Denver, Colorado.

Sejarah 

Tim ini dikenal sebagai Denver Rockets ketika memasuki ABA di 1967 . Pada tahun yang sama, sebuah franchise ekspansi NBA bernama San Diego (sekarang Houston) Rockets mulai bermain. Setelah tujuh musim, dan dengan masuk ke NBA menjulang, pejabat tim Denver nama klub. ""Nuggets" mengacu pada boom pertambangan abad ke-19 di Colorado, ketika orang bergegas ke daerah itu, berharap untuk membuat keberuntungan mereka dengan panning nugget emas dan perak.. Ini juga menarik koneksi ke mati Denver Nuggets yang bermain satu musim ( 1949-50 ) di NBA.

 Nuggets bergabung dengan NBA pada tahun 1976 ketika empat ABA tim bergabung ke dalam NBA. 

Awal tahun 

Rockets Denver (yang sebelumnya disebut Larks Denver ) adalah seorang waralaba piagam di American Basketball Association , yang didirikan pada tahun 1967.

Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks
Conference	Western Conference
Division	Southwest Division
Founded	1980
History	Dallas Mavericks (1980-present)
Arena	American Airlines Center
City	Dallas, Texas
Team colors	Navy Blue, Silver
Owner	Mark Cuban
General manger	Donnie Nelson
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
D-League affil.	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Championships	0
Conference titles	1 (2006)
Division titles	2 (1987, 2007)

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas, Texas. The team is owned by Mark Cuban, and the president and CEO is Terdema Ussery.
Founded in 1980, the Dallas Mavericks have won two division titles and one conference championship. According to Forbes Magazine, the Mavericks are the third most valuable basketball franchise in the United States, valued at approximately $463 million, surpassed only by the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Franchise Arenas

Arena	Years
Reunion Arena	1980-2001
American Airlines Center	2001-present

 

Franchise History

Dirk Nowitzki

The Mavericks began playing in the National Basketball Association in the 1980-81 season. They have been contenders many times over the years. Their best season was 2005-06, when they reached the

Cleveland Cavaliers "Cavs"

Cleveland Cavaliers
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	Central Division
Founded	1970
History	Cleveland Cavaliers (1970-present)
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
City	Cleveland, Ohio
Team colors	Wine, White, Gold, Navy
Owner(s)	Dan Gilbert Gary Gilbert
General manger	Chris Grant
Head coach	Byron Scott
D-League affiliate	Erie BayHawks
Championships	0
Conference titles	1
Division titles	3
Official Website	cavs.com

The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1970 as an expansion team and won their first Eastern Conference Championship in 2007.

 Franchise Name History

When Cleveland received a National Basketball Association franchise prior to the 1970 season, the team owner and founder, Nick Mileti, turned the decision on the team nickname over to the fans. There were thousands of choices submitted to the local newspapers, which were narrowed down to 5 possible names for the Cleveland team. Then Nick chose the name of Cleveland Cavaliers. This was selected as the new team name, and has been the name since.
Following the contest, the logo of a 17th century Englishman sporting a long saber was created for use by the team.
During the late 80s and throughout the 90s, the Cavaliers were also nicknamed the "Cavs" for short.
By the end of the 2002-2003 season, the owner, Gordon Gund, decided to re-use the name "Cavaliers".

Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	Central Division
Founded	1966
History	Chicago Bulls (1966-present)
Arena	United Center
City	Chicago, Illinois
Team colors	Red, White, Black
Owner	Jerry Reinsdorf
General manger	Gar Forman
Head coach	Vinny Del Negro
D-League affil.	Iowa Energy
Championships	6
Conference titles	6
Division titles	7

Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center. The team is well known for having one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history during the 1990s, winning six championships in 8 years with two three-peats. All six of those championship teams were led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson. The first three championship teams included the likes of Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant, John Paxson and B.J. Armstrong, while the latter three championship teams had Luc Longley, Steve Kerr, Ron Harper, Toni Kukoč and Dennis Rodman on the roster. The Bulls won an NBA record 72 games during the 1995–96 NBA season and are the only team in NBA history to win at least 70 games in a single season. During the 1990s, the Bulls helped spread the popularity of the NBA around the world. The 1998 NBA Finals, the Bulls' most recent championship appearance, was the most watched championship series in NBA history.

Franchise history

Pre-Jordan

The Chicago Bulls are actually the third NBA team in Chicago, after the Packers–Zephyrs (now the Washington Wizards) and the Stags (1946–50). Today, the Bulls occasionally wear the throwback blue and red jerseys from the Stags. The team began play for the 1966–67 season, and immediately posted the best record by an expansion team in NBA history, qualifying for the playoffs.

Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	Southeast Division
Founded	2004 2004
History	Charlotte Bobcats (2004- present )
Arena	Time Warner Cable Arena
City	Charlotte, North Carolina
Team colors	Orange, White
Owner	Michael Jordan
General manger	Rod Higgins
Head coach	Paul Silas
D-League affiliate	Maine Red Claws
Championships	none
Conference titles	0
Division titles	0
Official Website	bobcats.com

The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team is part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets, relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana and became the New Orleans Hornets. The Bobcats play their home games at Time Warner Cable Arena in uptown Charlotte.
Charlotte's NBA Development League team is the Sioux Falls Skyforce (the affiliation is shared with the Minnesota Timberwolves). The Bobcats were also the brother team of the Charlotte Sting of the WNBA before the Sting folded on January 3, 2007.
The NBA granted Charlotte an expansion franchise in 2003. The franchise narrowed the choice for the team’s nickname to three finalists. The Bobcats, Dragons, and Flight are chosen out of approximately 1,250 suggestions submitted to the team and the Charlotte Regional Sports Commission. During the summer of 2003, at a street festival that attracted an overflow crowd of 7,000 fans, the Charlotte NBA expansion franchise unveils Bobcats as the team nickname.

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics
Conference:	Eastern
Division:	Atlantic
Founded:	1946
History:	Boston Celtics (1946-present)
Arena	TD Garden
City:	Boston, Mass.
Colors:	Celtic Green, White, Black
Owners	Boston Basketball Partners
Manger	Danny Ainge
Head Coach	Doc Rivers
D-League Affiliate:	Maine Red Claws
Championships:	17
Official Webiste:	Celtics.com
Jersey's

Boston Celtics adalah tim bola basket dari kota Boston,Massachusetts, Amerika Serikat yang tergabung dalam National Basketball Association. Mereka sampai saat ini masih memegang rekor juara NBA sebanyak 17 kali (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986 dan 2008).