they were in the ABA...then merged to the NBA
That was Hall of Famer Moses Malone who began his ABA career in 1974 and ended his NBA career in 1995.
Dan Issel was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 8th round (3rd pick, 122nd overall) of the 1970 NBA Draft. The same season he was also drafted by the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA and ended up playing there, until the 1975-76 when he moved to the Denver Nuggets of the ABA. A year later the Nuggets moved to the NBA following the ABA-NBA merger in June 1976. Issel played in Denver until his retirement following the 1984-85 season.
the Indiana Pacers have never won the NBA Championship, but they have won 3 ABA Championships (1970, 1972, 1973)
bob cousy
The ABA and the NBA were both basketball leagues. The ABA no longer exists, because it merged with the NBA in the 1970's. The ABA was only around for about 10 years.
NO before the NBA was the ABA( American Basketball Assosciation)
Malone came over to the NBA from the ABA for the 1976-77 season.
Free throws were 1 point all other baskets were 2 points there was no 3 point line until the NBA merged with the ABA. the ABA invented the 3-point arc introducing it to the NBA in their merge in1976
they were in the ABA...then merged to the NBA
ABA - American Basketball Association
the NBA, but there was one more conference, and it was the ABA
it's your opinion
ABA and NBL
That was Hall of Famer Moses Malone who began his ABA career in 1974 and ended his NBA career in 1995.
ABA stands for American Basketball Association. This is different than NBA.
no, but Hartford almost had a NBA team. When the NBA was expanding, the ABA team Spirits of St. Louis had thought about moving to Hartford to be one of the 4 ABA teams to join the NBA, but the Celtic ownership claimed Hartford as part of the territory, blocking the proposed move.