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Active Franchises Table
| Franchise |
Lg |
From |
To |
Yrs |
G |
W |
L |
W/L% |
Plyfs |
Div |
Conf |
Champ |
| Atlanta Hawks | NBA | 1949-50 | 2023-24 | 75 | 5875 | 2900 | 2975 | .494 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
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| Atlanta Hawks | NBA | 1968-69 | 2023-24 | 56 | 4457 | 2202 | 2255 | .494 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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| St. Louis Hawks | NBA | 1955-56 | 1967-68 | 13 | 1005 | 553 | 452 | .550 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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| Milwaukee Hawks | NBA | 1951-52 | 1954-55 | 4 | 281 | 91 | 190 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Tri-Cities Blackhawks | NBA | 1949-50 | 1950-51 | 2 | 132 | 54 | 78 | .409 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Boston Celtics | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 2023-24 | 78 | 6052 | 3585 | 2467 | .592 | 60 | 33 | 10 | 17 |
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| Brooklyn Nets | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4550 | 2007 | 2543 | .441 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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| Brooklyn Nets | NBA | 2012-13 | 2023-24 | 12 | 902 | 425 | 477 | .471 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| New Jersey Nets | NBA | 1977-78 | 2011-12 | 35 | 2822 | 1186 | 1636 | .420 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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| New York Nets | NBA | 1976-77 | 1976-77 | 1 | 82 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| New York Nets | ABA | 1968-69 | 1975-76 | 8 | 666 | 338 | 328 | .508 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| New Jersey Americans | ABA | 1967-68 | 1967-68 | 1 | 78 | 36 | 42 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Charlotte Hornets | NBA | 1988-89 | 2023-24 | 34 | 2650 | 1159 | 1491 | .437 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Charlotte Hornets | NBA | 2014-15 | 2023-24 | 10 | 730 | 324 | 406 | .444 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Charlotte Bobcats | NBA | 2004-05 | 2013-14 | 10 | 804 | 293 | 511 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Charlotte Hornets | NBA | 1988-89 | 2001-02 | 14 | 1116 | 542 | 574 | .486 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Chicago Bulls | NBA | 1966-67 | 2023-24 | 58 | 4620 | 2352 | 2268 | .509 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2023-24 | 54 | 4292 | 1996 | 2296 | .465 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | NBA | 1980-81 | 2023-24 | 44 | 3481 | 1759 | 1722 | .505 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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| Denver Nuggets | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4553 | 2324 | 2229 | .510 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
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| Denver Nuggets | NBA | 1976-77 | 2023-24 | 48 | 3809 | 1911 | 1898 | .502 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
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| Denver Nuggets | ABA | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 2 | 168 | 125 | 43 | .744 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Denver Rockets | ABA | 1967-68 | 1973-74 | 7 | 576 | 288 | 288 | .500 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Detroit Pistons | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 2023-24 | 76 | 5937 | 2815 | 3122 | .474 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
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| Detroit Pistons | NBA | 1957-58 | 2023-24 | 67 | 5318 | 2502 | 2816 | .470 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
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| Fort Wayne Pistons | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 1956-57 | 9 | 619 | 313 | 306 | .506 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Golden State Warriors | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 2023-24 | 78 | 6042 | 2933 | 3109 | .485 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
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| Golden State Warriors | NBA | 1971-72 | 2023-24 | 53 | 4210 | 2045 | 2165 | .486 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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| San Francisco Warriors | NBA | 1962-63 | 1970-71 | 9 | 729 | 330 | 399 | .453 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Philadelphia Warriors | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1961-62 | 16 | 1103 | 558 | 545 | .506 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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| Houston Rockets | NBA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4542 | 2337 | 2205 | .515 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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| Houston Rockets | NBA | 1971-72 | 2023-24 | 53 | 4214 | 2218 | 1996 | .526 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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| San Diego Rockets | NBA | 1967-68 | 1970-71 | 4 | 328 | 119 | 209 | .363 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Indiana Pacers | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4550 | 2322 | 2228 | .510 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
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| Indiana Pacers | NBA | 1976-77 | 2023-24 | 48 | 3806 | 1895 | 1911 | .498 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
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| Indiana Pacers | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 744 | 427 | 317 | .574 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2023-24 | 54 | 4298 | 1802 | 2496 | .419 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | 1984-85 | 2023-24 | 40 | 3150 | 1357 | 1793 | .431 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| San Diego Clippers | NBA | 1978-79 | 1983-84 | 6 | 492 | 186 | 306 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Buffalo Braves | NBA | 1970-71 | 1977-78 | 8 | 656 | 259 | 397 | .395 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 2023-24 | 76 | 5945 | 3517 | 2428 | .592 | 63 | 33 | 19 | 17 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | 1960-61 | 2023-24 | 64 | 5106 | 3060 | 2046 | .599 | 52 | 29 | 19 | 12 |
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| Minneapolis Lakers | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 1959-60 | 12 | 839 | 457 | 382 | .545 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
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| Memphis Grizzlies | NBA | 1995-96 | 2023-24 | 29 | 2249 | 977 | 1272 | .434 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Memphis Grizzlies | NBA | 2001-02 | 2023-24 | 23 | 1789 | 876 | 913 | .490 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Vancouver Grizzlies | NBA | 1995-96 | 2000-01 | 6 | 460 | 101 | 359 | .220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Miami Heat | NBA | 1988-89 | 2023-24 | 36 | 2824 | 1487 | 1337 | .527 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
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| Milwaukee Bucks | NBA | 1968-69 | 2023-24 | 56 | 4465 | 2355 | 2110 | .527 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | 1989-90 | 2023-24 | 35 | 2732 | 1107 | 1625 | .405 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| New Orleans Pelicans | NBA | 2002-03 | 2023-24 | 22 | 1709 | 794 | 915 | .465 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| New Orleans Pelicans | NBA | 2013-14 | 2023-24 | 11 | 823 | 375 | 448 | .456 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| NO/Ok. City Hornets | NBA | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2 | 164 | 77 | 87 | .470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| New Orleans Hornets | NBA | 2002-03 | 2012-13 | 9 | 722 | 342 | 380 | .474 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| New York Knicks | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 2023-24 | 78 | 6043 | 2936 | 3107 | .486 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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| Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4544 | 2426 | 2118 | .534 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
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| Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA | 2008-09 | 2023-24 | 16 | 1214 | 681 | 533 | .561 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | NBA | 1967-68 | 2007-08 | 41 | 3330 | 1745 | 1585 | .524 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
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| Orlando Magic | NBA | 1989-90 | 2023-24 | 35 | 2742 | 1282 | 1460 | .468 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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| Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | 1949-50 | 2023-24 | 75 | 5879 | 3067 | 2812 | .522 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
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| Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | 1963-64 | 2023-24 | 61 | 4866 | 2491 | 2375 | .512 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
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| Syracuse Nationals | NBA | 1949-50 | 1962-63 | 14 | 1013 | 576 | 437 | .569 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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| Phoenix Suns | NBA | 1968-69 | 2023-24 | 56 | 4464 | 2392 | 2072 | .536 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2023-24 | 54 | 4300 | 2277 | 2023 | .530 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
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| Sacramento Kings | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 2023-24 | 76 | 5942 | 2713 | 3229 | .457 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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| Sacramento Kings | NBA | 1985-86 | 2023-24 | 39 | 3067 | 1307 | 1760 | .426 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Kansas City Kings | NBA | 1975-76 | 1984-85 | 10 | 820 | 381 | 439 | .465 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Kansas City-Omaha Kings | NBA | 1972-73 | 1974-75 | 3 | 246 | 113 | 133 | .459 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Cincinnati Royals | NBA | 1957-58 | 1971-72 | 15 | 1189 | 555 | 634 | .467 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Rochester Royals | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 1956-57 | 9 | 620 | 357 | 263 | .576 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2023-24 | 57 | 4549 | 2664 | 1885 | .586 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 5 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | NBA | 1976-77 | 2023-24 | 48 | 3805 | 2286 | 1519 | .601 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 5 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | ABA | 1973-74 | 1975-76 | 3 | 252 | 146 | 106 | .579 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Texas Chaparrals | ABA | 1970-71 | 1970-71 | 1 | 84 | 30 | 54 | .357 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Dallas Chaparrals | ABA | 1967-68 | 1972-73 | 5 | 408 | 202 | 206 | .495 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Toronto Raptors | NBA | 1995-96 | 2023-24 | 29 | 2249 | 1080 | 1169 | .480 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
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| Utah Jazz | NBA | 1974-75 | 2023-24 | 50 | 3971 | 2153 | 1818 | .542 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
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| Utah Jazz | NBA | 1979-80 | 2023-24 | 45 | 3561 | 1992 | 1569 | .559 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
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| New Orleans Jazz | NBA | 1974-75 | 1978-79 | 5 | 410 | 161 | 249 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Washington Wizards | NBA | 1961-62 | 2023-24 | 63 | 5025 | 2260 | 2765 | .450 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
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| Washington Wizards | NBA | 1997-98 | 2023-24 | 27 | 2084 | 882 | 1202 | .423 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Washington Bullets | NBA | 1974-75 | 1996-97 | 23 | 1886 | 887 | 999 | .470 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| Capital Bullets | NBA | 1973-74 | 1973-74 | 1 | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Baltimore Bullets | NBA | 1963-64 | 1972-73 | 10 | 813 | 401 | 412 | .493 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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| Chicago Zephyrs | NBA | 1962-63 | 1962-63 | 1 | 80 | 25 | 55 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Chicago Packers | NBA | 1961-62 | 1961-62 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 62 | .225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
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| Baltimore Bullets | NBA/BAA | 1947-48 | 1954-55 | 8 | 450 | 158 | 292 | .351 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Chicago Stags | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1949-50 | 4 | 237 | 145 | 92 | .612 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Cleveland Rebels | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 30 | 30 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Denver Nuggets | NBA | 1949-50 | 1949-50 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 51 | .177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Detroit Falcons | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 40 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Indianapolis Jets | BAA | 1948-49 | 1948-49 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 42 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Indianapolis Olympians | NBA | 1949-50 | 1952-53 | 4 | 269 | 132 | 137 | .491 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Kentucky Colonels | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 744 | 448 | 296 | .602 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| Memphis Sounds | ABA | 1967-68 | 1974-75 | 8 | 660 | 275 | 385 | .417 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Memphis Sounds | ABA | 1974-75 | 1974-75 | 1 | 84 | 27 | 57 | .321 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Memphis Tams | ABA | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 2 | 168 | 45 | 123 | .268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Memphis Pros | ABA | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 2 | 168 | 67 | 101 | .399 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| New Orleans Buccaneers | ABA | 1967-68 | 1969-70 | 3 | 240 | 136 | 104 | .567 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Pittsburgh Condors | ABA | 1967-68 | 1971-72 | 5 | 408 | 180 | 228 | .441 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Pittsburgh Condors | ABA | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 2 | 168 | 61 | 107 | .363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Minnesota Pipers | ABA | 1968-69 | 1968-69 | 1 | 78 | 36 | 42 | .462 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Pittsburgh Pipers | ABA | 1967-68 | 1969-70 | 2 | 162 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Pittsburgh Ironmen | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 15 | 45 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Providence Steamrollers | BAA | 1946-47 | 1948-49 | 3 | 168 | 46 | 122 | .274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| San Diego Sails | ABA | 1972-73 | 1975-76 | 4 | 263 | 101 | 162 | .384 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| San Diego Sails | ABA | 1975-76 | 1975-76 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
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| San Diego Conquistadors | ABA | 1972-73 | 1974-75 | 3 | 252 | 98 | 154 | .389 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Sheboygan Red Skins | NBA | 1949-50 | 1949-50 | 1 | 62 | 22 | 40 | .355 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Spirits of St. Louis | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 744 | 334 | 410 | .449 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Spirits of St. Louis | ABA | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 2 | 168 | 67 | 101 | .399 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Carolina Cougars | ABA | 1969-70 | 1973-74 | 5 | 420 | 215 | 205 | .512 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Houston Mavericks | ABA | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 2 | 156 | 52 | 104 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| St. Louis Bombers | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1949-50 | 4 | 237 | 122 | 115 | .515 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| The Floridians | ABA | 1967-68 | 1971-72 | 5 | 408 | 189 | 219 | .463 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| The Floridians | ABA | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 2 | 168 | 73 | 95 | .435 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Miami Floridians | ABA | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 2 | 162 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Minnesota Muskies | ABA | 1967-68 | 1967-68 | 1 | 78 | 50 | 28 | .641 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Toronto Huskies | BAA | 1946-47 | 1946-47 | 1 | 60 | 22 | 38 | .367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Utah Stars | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 676 | 366 | 310 | .541 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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| Utah Stars | ABA | 1970-71 | 1975-76 | 6 | 436 | 265 | 171 | .608 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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| Los Angeles Stars | ABA | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 2 | 162 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Anaheim Amigos | ABA | 1967-68 | 1967-68 | 1 | 78 | 25 | 53 | .321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Virginia Squires | ABA | 1967-68 | 1975-76 | 9 | 743 | 326 | 417 | .439 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| Virginia Squires | ABA | 1970-71 | 1975-76 | 6 | 503 | 200 | 303 | .398 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Washington Capitols | ABA | 1969-70 | 1969-70 | 1 | 84 | 44 | 40 | .524 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Oakland Oaks | ABA | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 2 | 156 | 82 | 74 | .526 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Washington Capitols | NBA/BAA | 1946-47 | 1950-51 | 5 | 271 | 157 | 114 | .579 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Waterloo Hawks | NBA | 1949-50 | 1949-50 | 1 | 62 | 19 | 43 | .306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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