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).
ABA and NBL
NBL stands for NationalBasketball Baseball League Basketball is the NBA National Basketball Association
They have 1 NBL title and 16 NBA championships.
16 and 1 in NBL
Two old leauges merged together the BAA & the NBL
1946 as the BAA, the merged in 1950 with the NBL to become the NBA
15 times:4 in NBL 1943,1944,1945 and 1946,now the NBA:1955,1956,1988,1989,1990,2002,2003,2005,2006,2007 and 2008
1949When DID the NBA start. It started in 1946 as the BAA (Basketball Association of American) then merged with the NBL (National Basketball League) and became known as the NBA in 1950.
On August 3, 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). The BAA incorporated in 1946, challenging the hegemony of the nine-year old NBL.
On August 3, 1946, the BAA(Basketball Assosiation of America) and the NBL(National Basketball League) combined to form the NBA(National Basketbal Assosiation)
NBA and NBL (Australia) player Andrew Bogut is 33 years old (birthdate: November 28, 1984).
15 NBA titles and 1 NBL Championship (National Basketball League)