National Basketball Association

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National Basketball Association
Kasalukuyang panahon o paligsahan: 2008 NBA Playoffs

Palakasan	Basketball
Itinatag	1946
Pangulo/Komisyoner	David Stern
Bilang ng mga koponan	30
Bansa	United States Canada
Kasalukuyang kampeon	Boston Celtics
Kaparehang istasyon	ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV
Opisyal na kawing	NBA.com

Nagsimula noong 1946, naging unang propesyonal na liga ng basketbol ang National Basketball Association (NBA).

[baguhin] Mga Kasalukuyang Koponan

Eastern Conference t • u • b
Division	Team	City/Area	Arena	Founded	Joined NBA	Head Coach
Atlantic	Boston Celtics	Boston, MA	TD Banknorth Garden	1946		Glenn "Doc" Rivers
	New Jersey Nets	East Rutherford, NJ	Izod Center	1967	1976	Lawrence Frank
	New York Knicks	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden	1946		Mike D'Antoni
	Philadelphia 76ers	Philadelphia, PA	Wachovia Center	1939*	1949	Tony DiLeo
	Toronto Raptors	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre	1995		Jay Triano
Central	Chicago Bulls	Chicago, IL	United Center	1966		Vinny Del Negro
	Cleveland Cavaliers	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena	1970		Mike Brown
	Detroit Pistons	Auburn Hills, MI	The Palace of Auburn Hills	1941*	1948	Michael Curry
	Indiana Pacers	Indianapolis, IN	Conseco Fieldhouse	1967	1976	Jim O'Brien
	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee, WI	Bradley Center	1968		Scott Skiles
Southeast	Atlanta Hawks	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena	1946*	1949	Mike Woodson
	Charlotte Bobcats	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena	2004		Larry Brown
	Miami Heat	Miami, FL	AmericanAirlines Arena	1988		Erik Spoelstra
	Orlando Magic	Orlando, FL	Amway Arena	1989		Stan Van Gundy
	Washington Wizards	Washington, D.C.	Verizon Center	1961*		Ed Tapscott
Western Conference
Northwest	Denver Nuggets	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center	1967	1976	George Karl
	Minnesota Timberwolves	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	1989		Kevin McHale
	Oklahoma City Thunder	Oklahoma City, OK	Ford Center	1967*		Scott Brooks
	Portland Trail Blazers	Portland, OR	Rose Garden	1970		Nate McMillan
	Utah Jazz	Salt Lake City, UT	EnergySolutions Arena	1974*		Jerry Sloan
Pacific	Golden State Warriors	Oakland, CA	Oracle Arena	1946*		Don Nelson
	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	1970*		Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	1946*	1948	Phil Jackson
	Phoenix Suns	Phoenix, AZ	US Airways Center	1968		Alvin Gentry
	Sacramento Kings	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	1945*	1948	Kenny Natt (interim)
Southwest	Dallas Mavericks	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	1980		Rick Carlisle
	Houston Rockets	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	1967*		Rick Adelman
	Memphis Grizzlies	Memphis, TN	FedExForum	1995*		Lionel Hollins
	New Orleans Hornets	New Orleans, LA	New Orleans Arena	1988*		Byron Scott
	San Antonio Spurs	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center	1967	1976	Gregg Popovich
Notes An asterisk () denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.* The Fort Wayne Pistons, Minneapolis Lakers and Rochester Royals all joined the NBA (BAA) in 1948 from the NBL. The Syracuse Nationals and Tri-Cities Blackhawks joined the NBA in 1949 as part of the BAA-NBL merger. The Indiana Pacers, New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs, and Denver Nuggets all joined the NBA in 1976 as part of the NBA-ABA merger.

t • u • b National Basketball Association (2008–09)
Eastern Conference			Western Conference
Atlantic	Central	Southeast	Northwest	Pacific	Southwest
Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors	Dallas Mavericks
New Jersey Nets	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Bobcats	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Clippers	Houston Rockets
New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Philadelphia 76ers	Indiana Pacers	Orlando Magic	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns	New Orleans Hornets
Toronto Raptors	Milwaukee Bucks	Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings	San Antonio Spurs
Annual events: All-Star Weekend (All-Star Game (MVP) · Rookie Challenge · Shooting Stars Competition · Skills Challenge · Slam Dunk Contest · Three-point Shootout) · Draft · Finals (MVP) · Playoffs · Summer League
Other: 50 Greatest Players · Arenas · Awards ·Criticisms and controversies · Current team rosters · D-League · Dress code · Europe Live Tour · Head coaches · First overall draft picks · Larry O'Brien Trophy · Midwest Division · NBA champions · NBA Store · NBA TV · Players (Foreign players) · Records (All-Star Game) · Salary Cap · WNBA