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Franchise |
Lg |
From |
To |
Yrs |
G |
W |
L |
W/L% |
Plyfs |
Div |
Conf |
Champ |
Atlanta Hawks | NBA | 1949-50 | 2023-24 | 75 | 5922 | 2921 | 3001 | .493 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Hawks | NBA | 1968-69 | 2023-24 | 56 | 4504 | 2223 | 2281 | .494 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Hawks | NBA | 1955-56 | 1967-68 | 13 | 1005 | 553 | 452 | .550 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Milwaukee Hawks | NBA | 1951-52 | 1954-55 | 4 | 281 | 91 | 190 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks | NBA | 1949-50 | 1950-51 | 2 | 132 | 54 | 78 | .409 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Celtics | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 2023-24 | 78 | 6099 | 3623 | 2476 | .594 | 60 | 33 | 10 | 17 |
Brooklyn Nets | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4598 | 2022 | 2576 | .440 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Brooklyn Nets | NBA | 2012-13 | 2023-24 | 12 | 950 | 440 | 510 | .463 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Nets | NBA | 1977-78 | 2011-12 | 35 | 2822 | 1186 | 1636 | .420 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
New York Nets | NBA | 1976-77 | 1976-77 | 1 | 82 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Nets | ABA | 1968-69 | 1975-76 | 8 | 666 | 338 | 328 | .508 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
New Jersey Americans | ABA | 1967-68 | 1967-68 | 1 | 78 | 36 | 42 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlotte Hornets | NBA | 1988-89 | 2023-24 | 34 | 2699 | 1170 | 1529 | .433 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlotte Hornets | NBA | 2014-15 | 2023-24 | 10 | 779 | 335 | 444 | .430 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlotte Bobcats | NBA | 2004-05 | 2013-14 | 10 | 804 | 293 | 511 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlotte Hornets | NBA | 1988-89 | 2001-02 | 14 | 1116 | 542 | 574 | .486 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bulls | NBA | 1966-67 | 2023-24 | 58 | 4666 | 2377 | 2289 | .509 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2023-24 | 54 | 4338 | 2026 | 2312 | .467 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Dallas Mavericks | NBA | 1980-81 | 2023-24 | 44 | 3529 | 1786 | 1743 | .506 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Denver Nuggets | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4599 | 2357 | 2242 | .513 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Denver Nuggets | NBA | 1976-77 | 2023-24 | 48 | 3855 | 1944 | 1911 | .504 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Denver Nuggets | ABA | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 2 | 168 | 125 | 43 | .744 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Rockets | ABA | 1967-68 | 1973-74 | 7 | 576 | 288 | 288 | .500 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Pistons | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 2023-24 | 76 | 5983 | 2825 | 3158 | .472 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
Detroit Pistons | NBA | 1957-58 | 2023-24 | 67 | 5364 | 2512 | 2852 | .468 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Fort Wayne Pistons | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 1956-57 | 9 | 619 | 313 | 306 | .506 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Golden State Warriors | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 2023-24 | 78 | 6087 | 2958 | 3129 | .486 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Golden State Warriors | NBA | 1971-72 | 2023-24 | 53 | 4255 | 2070 | 2185 | .486 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
San Francisco Warriors | NBA | 1962-63 | 1970-71 | 9 | 729 | 330 | 399 | .453 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Warriors | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1961-62 | 16 | 1103 | 558 | 545 | .506 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Rockets | NBA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4591 | 2360 | 2231 | .514 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Houston Rockets | NBA | 1971-72 | 2023-24 | 53 | 4263 | 2241 | 2022 | .526 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
San Diego Rockets | NBA | 1967-68 | 1970-71 | 4 | 328 | 119 | 209 | .363 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indiana Pacers | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4598 | 2348 | 2250 | .511 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
Indiana Pacers | NBA | 1976-77 | 2023-24 | 48 | 3854 | 1921 | 1933 | .498 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Indiana Pacers | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 744 | 427 | 317 | .574 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2023-24 | 54 | 4345 | 1834 | 2511 | .422 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | 1984-85 | 2023-24 | 40 | 3197 | 1389 | 1808 | .434 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Clippers | NBA | 1978-79 | 1983-84 | 6 | 492 | 186 | 306 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Braves | NBA | 1970-71 | 1977-78 | 8 | 656 | 259 | 397 | .395 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Lakers | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 2023-24 | 76 | 5990 | 3539 | 2451 | .591 | 63 | 33 | 19 | 17 |
Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | 1960-61 | 2023-24 | 64 | 5151 | 3082 | 2069 | .598 | 52 | 29 | 19 | 12 |
Minneapolis Lakers | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 1959-60 | 12 | 839 | 457 | 382 | .545 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Memphis Grizzlies | NBA | 1995-96 | 2023-24 | 29 | 2297 | 994 | 1303 | .433 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Memphis Grizzlies | NBA | 2001-02 | 2023-24 | 23 | 1837 | 893 | 944 | .486 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Grizzlies | NBA | 1995-96 | 2000-01 | 6 | 460 | 101 | 359 | .220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Heat | NBA | 1988-89 | 2023-24 | 36 | 2870 | 1512 | 1358 | .527 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
Milwaukee Bucks | NBA | 1968-69 | 2023-24 | 56 | 4511 | 2384 | 2127 | .528 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | 1989-90 | 2023-24 | 35 | 2779 | 1137 | 1642 | .409 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Pelicans | NBA | 2002-03 | 2023-24 | 22 | 1753 | 823 | 930 | .469 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Pelicans | NBA | 2013-14 | 2023-24 | 11 | 867 | 404 | 463 | .466 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NO/Ok. City Hornets | NBA | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2 | 164 | 77 | 87 | .470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Hornets | NBA | 2002-03 | 2012-13 | 9 | 722 | 342 | 380 | .474 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Knicks | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 2023-24 | 78 | 6090 | 2964 | 3126 | .487 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4591 | 2460 | 2131 | .536 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA | 2008-09 | 2023-24 | 16 | 1261 | 715 | 546 | .567 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Seattle SuperSonics | NBA | 1967-68 | 2007-08 | 41 | 3330 | 1745 | 1585 | .524 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Orlando Magic | NBA | 1989-90 | 2023-24 | 35 | 2789 | 1308 | 1481 | .469 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | 1949-50 | 2023-24 | 75 | 5926 | 3091 | 2835 | .522 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | 1963-64 | 2023-24 | 61 | 4913 | 2515 | 2398 | .512 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Syracuse Nationals | NBA | 1949-50 | 1962-63 | 14 | 1013 | 576 | 437 | .569 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Phoenix Suns | NBA | 1968-69 | 2023-24 | 56 | 4511 | 2419 | 2092 | .536 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Portland Trail Blazers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2023-24 | 54 | 4347 | 2290 | 2057 | .527 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Sacramento Kings | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 2023-24 | 76 | 5989 | 2740 | 3249 | .458 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Sacramento Kings | NBA | 1985-86 | 2023-24 | 39 | 3114 | 1334 | 1780 | .428 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Kings | NBA | 1975-76 | 1984-85 | 10 | 820 | 381 | 439 | .465 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings | NBA | 1972-73 | 1974-75 | 3 | 246 | 113 | 133 | .459 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Royals | NBA | 1957-58 | 1971-72 | 15 | 1189 | 555 | 634 | .467 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rochester Royals | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 1956-57 | 9 | 620 | 357 | 263 | .576 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
San Antonio Spurs | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4597 | 2676 | 1921 | .582 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 5 |
San Antonio Spurs | NBA | 1976-77 | 2023-24 | 48 | 3853 | 2298 | 1555 | .596 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 5 |
San Antonio Spurs | ABA | 1973-74 | 1975-76 | 3 | 252 | 146 | 106 | .579 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Chaparrals | ABA | 1970-71 | 1970-71 | 1 | 84 | 30 | 54 | .357 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Chaparrals | ABA | 1967-68 | 1972-73 | 5 | 408 | 202 | 206 | .495 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Raptors | NBA | 1995-96 | 2023-24 | 29 | 2296 | 1094 | 1202 | .476 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Utah Jazz | NBA | 1974-75 | 2023-24 | 50 | 4017 | 2175 | 1842 | .541 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Utah Jazz | NBA | 1979-80 | 2023-24 | 45 | 3607 | 2014 | 1593 | .558 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
New Orleans Jazz | NBA | 1974-75 | 1978-79 | 5 | 410 | 161 | 249 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Wizards | NBA | 1961-62 | 2023-24 | 63 | 5073 | 2268 | 2805 | .447 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Washington Wizards | NBA | 1997-98 | 2023-24 | 27 | 2132 | 890 | 1242 | .417 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Bullets | NBA | 1974-75 | 1996-97 | 23 | 1886 | 887 | 999 | .470 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Capital Bullets | NBA | 1973-74 | 1973-74 | 1 | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Bullets | NBA | 1963-64 | 1972-73 | 10 | 813 | 401 | 412 | .493 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Zephyrs | NBA | 1962-63 | 1962-63 | 1 | 80 | 25 | 55 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Packers | NBA | 1961-62 | 1961-62 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 62 | .225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defunct Franchises Table
Franchise |
Lg |
From |
To |
Yrs |
G |
W |
L |
W/L% |
Plyfs |
Div |
Conf |
Champ |
Anderson Packers | NBA | 1949-50 | 1949-50 | 1 | 64 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Bullets | NBA/BAA | 1947-48 | 1954-55 | 8 | 450 | 158 | 292 | .351 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Stags | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1949-50 | 4 | 237 | 145 | 92 | .612 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Rebels | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 30 | 30 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Nuggets | NBA | 1949-50 | 1949-50 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 51 | .177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Falcons | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 40 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Jets | BAA | 1948-49 | 1948-49 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 42 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Olympians | NBA | 1949-50 | 1952-53 | 4 | 269 | 132 | 137 | .491 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky Colonels | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 744 | 448 | 296 | .602 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Memphis Sounds | ABA | 1967-68 | 1974-75 | 8 | 660 | 275 | 385 | .417 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Memphis Sounds | ABA | 1974-75 | 1974-75 | 1 | 84 | 27 | 57 | .321 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Memphis Tams | ABA | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 2 | 168 | 45 | 123 | .268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Memphis Pros | ABA | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 2 | 168 | 67 | 101 | .399 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Buccaneers | ABA | 1967-68 | 1969-70 | 3 | 240 | 136 | 104 | .567 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Condors | ABA | 1967-68 | 1971-72 | 5 | 408 | 180 | 228 | .441 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Condors | ABA | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 2 | 168 | 61 | 107 | .363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Pipers | ABA | 1968-69 | 1968-69 | 1 | 78 | 36 | 42 | .462 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pipers | ABA | 1967-68 | 1969-70 | 2 | 162 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Ironmen | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 15 | 45 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Providence Steamrollers | BAA | 1946-47 | 1948-49 | 3 | 168 | 46 | 122 | .274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Sails | ABA | 1972-73 | 1975-76 | 4 | 263 | 101 | 162 | .384 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Sails | ABA | 1975-76 | 1975-76 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Conquistadors | ABA | 1972-73 | 1974-75 | 3 | 252 | 98 | 154 | .389 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sheboygan Red Skins | NBA | 1949-50 | 1949-50 | 1 | 62 | 22 | 40 | .355 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spirits of St. Louis | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 744 | 334 | 410 | .449 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Spirits of St. Louis | ABA | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 2 | 168 | 67 | 101 | .399 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Cougars | ABA | 1969-70 | 1973-74 | 5 | 420 | 215 | 205 | .512 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Mavericks | ABA | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 2 | 156 | 52 | 104 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Bombers | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1949-50 | 4 | 237 | 122 | 115 | .515 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The Floridians | ABA | 1967-68 | 1971-72 | 5 | 408 | 189 | 219 | .463 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Floridians | ABA | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 2 | 168 | 73 | 95 | .435 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Floridians | ABA | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 2 | 162 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Muskies | ABA | 1967-68 | 1967-68 | 1 | 78 | 50 | 28 | .641 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Huskies | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 22 | 38 | .367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah Stars | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 676 | 366 | 310 | .541 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Utah Stars | ABA | 1970-71 | 1975-76 | 6 | 436 | 265 | 171 | .608 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Los Angeles Stars | ABA | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 2 | 162 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anaheim Amigos | ABA | 1967-68 | 1967-68 | 1 | 78 | 25 | 53 | .321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Squires | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 743 | 326 | 417 | .439 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Virginia Squires | ABA | 1970-71 | 1975-76 | 6 | 503 | 200 | 303 | .398 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitols | ABA | 1969-70 | 1969-70 | 1 | 84 | 44 | 40 | .524 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Oaks | ABA | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 2 | 156 | 82 | 74 | .526 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Capitols | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1950-51 | 5 | 271 | 157 | 114 | .579 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Waterloo Hawks | NBA | 1949-50 | 1949-50 | 1 | 62 | 19 | 43 | .306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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