What team was the first to join the NBA?

Answer 1

There was no first NBA team. The NBA started with 11 teams in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. The first game was on November 1 between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies (the Knicks won 68-66). The league's other teams were the Washington Capitols, Philadelphia Warriors, Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Stags, St. Louis Bombers, Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Eagles , and Pittsburgh WarMachines .

The league changed its name to the National Basketball Association in 1949 upon merging with the National Basketball League.

In the NBA's first season, in 1946-47 while it was called the BAA (three years before it changed its name to the NBA), there were 11 teams in the league. Their names were:

Eastern Conference

• Washington Capitols
• Philadelphia Warriors
• New York Knickerbockers
• Providence Steam Rollers
• Toronto Huskies
• Boston Celtics

Western Conference

• Chicago Stags
• St. Louis Bombers
• Cleveland Rebels
• Detroit Falcons
• Pittsburgh Ironmen

Answer 2

Boston Celtics was the first team that was discovered in N.B.A