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They have 1 NBL title and 16 NBA championships.
1946 as the BAA, the merged in 1950 with the NBL to become the NBA
The NBA (National Basketball Association) was founded in 1949 when BAA (Basketball Association of America) and NBL (National Basketball League) were combined. There were a total of 17 teams in this league.
the NBL (national basketball league) and BAA (basketball association of america) combined in 1949 to create the NBA (nationall basketball association) although stats go back to the first year of the BAA in 1946
It actually had two names because it is a fusion of two different leagues. One which was the baa (basketball association of america) and the nbl (national basketball league).