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Franchise |
Lg |
From |
To |
Yrs |
G |
W |
L |
W/L% |
Plyfs |
Div |
Conf |
Champ |
Atlanta Hawks | NBA | 1949-50 | 2024-25 | 76 | 5963 | 2941 | 3022 | .493 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Hawks | NBA | 1968-69 | 2024-25 | 57 | 4545 | 2243 | 2302 | .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 | 2024-25 | 79 | 6138 | 3653 | 2485 | .595 | 61 | 34 | 11 | 18 |
Brooklyn Nets | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2024-25 | 58 | 4636 | 2038 | 2598 | .440 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Brooklyn Nets | NBA | 2012-13 | 2024-25 | 13 | 988 | 456 | 532 | .462 | 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 | 2024-25 | 35 | 2737 | 1181 | 1556 | .431 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlotte Hornets | NBA | 2014-15 | 2024-25 | 11 | 817 | 346 | 471 | .424 | 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 | 2024-25 | 59 | 4705 | 2393 | 2312 | .509 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2024-25 | 55 | 4378 | 2053 | 2325 | .469 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Dallas Mavericks | NBA | 1980-81 | 2024-25 | 45 | 3568 | 1813 | 1755 | .508 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Denver Nuggets | NBA/ABA | 1967-68 | 2024-25 | 58 | 4635 | 2379 | 2256 | .513 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Denver Nuggets | NBA | 1976-77 | 2024-25 | 49 | 3891 | 1966 | 1925 | .505 | 30 | 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 | 2024-25 | 77 | 6023 | 2837 | 3186 | .471 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
Detroit Pistons | NBA | 1957-58 | 2024-25 | 68 | 5404 | 2524 | 2880 | .467 | 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 | 2024-25 | 79 | 6127 | 2983 | 3144 | .487 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Golden State Warriors | NBA | 1971-72 | 2024-25 | 54 | 4295 | 2095 | 2200 | .488 | 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 | 2024-25 | 58 | 4631 | 2386 | 2245 | .515 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Houston Rockets | NBA | 1971-72 | 2024-25 | 54 | 4303 | 2267 | 2036 | .527 | 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 | 2024-25 | 58 | 4637 | 2367 | 2270 | .510 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
Indiana Pacers | NBA | 1976-77 | 2024-25 | 49 | 3893 | 1940 | 1953 | .498 | 28 | 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 | 2024-25 | 55 | 4385 | 1857 | 2528 | .423 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | 1984-85 | 2024-25 | 41 | 3237 | 1412 | 1825 | .436 | 15 | 3 | 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 | 2024-25 | 77 | 6028 | 3563 | 2465 | .591 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 17 |
Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | 1960-61 | 2024-25 | 65 | 5189 | 3106 | 2083 | .599 | 53 | 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 | 2024-25 | 30 | 2336 | 1015 | 1321 | .435 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Memphis Grizzlies | NBA | 2001-02 | 2024-25 | 24 | 1876 | 914 | 962 | .487 | 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 | 2024-25 | 37 | 2907 | 1533 | 1374 | .527 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
Milwaukee Bucks | NBA | 1968-69 | 2024-25 | 57 | 4549 | 2402 | 2147 | .528 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | 1989-90 | 2024-25 | 36 | 2817 | 1159 | 1658 | .411 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Pelicans | NBA | 2002-03 | 2024-25 | 23 | 1793 | 836 | 957 | .466 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Pelicans | NBA | 2013-14 | 2024-25 | 12 | 907 | 417 | 490 | .460 | 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 | 2024-25 | 79 | 6130 | 2989 | 3141 | .488 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA | 1967-68 | 2024-25 | 58 | 4630 | 2489 | 2141 | .538 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA | 2008-09 | 2024-25 | 17 | 1300 | 744 | 556 | .572 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Seattle SuperSonics | NBA | 1967-68 | 2007-08 | 41 | 3330 | 1745 | 1585 | .524 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Orlando Magic | NBA | 1989-90 | 2024-25 | 36 | 2830 | 1332 | 1498 | .471 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | 1949-50 | 2024-25 | 76 | 5963 | 3108 | 2855 | .521 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | 1963-64 | 2024-25 | 62 | 4950 | 2532 | 2418 | .512 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Syracuse Nationals | NBA | 1949-50 | 1962-63 | 14 | 1013 | 576 | 437 | .569 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Phoenix Suns | NBA | 1968-69 | 2024-25 | 57 | 4548 | 2441 | 2107 | .537 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Portland Trail Blazers | NBA | 1970-71 | 2024-25 | 55 | 4386 | 2300 | 2086 | .524 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Sacramento Kings | NBA/BAA | 1948-49 | 2024-25 | 77 | 6030 | 2760 | 3270 | .458 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Sacramento Kings | NBA | 1985-86 | 2024-25 | 40 | 3155 | 1354 | 1801 | .429 | 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 | 2024-25 | 58 | 4635 | 2695 | 1940 | .581 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 5 |
San Antonio Spurs | NBA | 1976-77 | 2024-25 | 49 | 3891 | 2317 | 1574 | .595 | 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 | 2024-25 | 30 | 2335 | 1103 | 1232 | .472 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Utah Jazz | NBA | 1974-75 | 2024-25 | 51 | 4055 | 2182 | 1873 | .538 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Utah Jazz | NBA | 1979-80 | 2024-25 | 46 | 3645 | 2021 | 1624 | .554 | 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 | 2024-25 | 64 | 5109 | 2275 | 2834 | .445 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Washington Wizards | NBA | 1997-98 | 2024-25 | 28 | 2168 | 897 | 1271 | .414 | 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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