National Basketball Association
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National Basketball Association
History
[edit] 1940s and 1950s: The early years
Further information: List of NBA seasons
The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeast and Midwest United States. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers which the NBA now regards as the first game played in the league's history. [3] Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the National Basketball League, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. During its early years, the quality of play in the BAA was not significantly better than in competing leagues or among leading independent clubs such as the Harlem Globetrotters. For instance the 1948 ABL finalist Baltimore Bullets moved to the BAA and won its 1948 title, followed by the 1948 NBL champion Minneapolis Lakers who won the 1949 BAA title.
On August 3, 1949, the BAA agreed to merge with the NBL, expanding the National Basketball Association to seven*** franchises located in a mix of large and ***all cities, as well as large arenas and ***aller gymnasiums and armories. In 1950, the NBA consolidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1954, when the league reached its ***allest size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league (the Knicks, Celtics, Warriors, Lakers, Royals/Kings, Pistons, Hawks, and Nationals/76ers).
While contracting, the league also saw its ***aller city franchises move to larger cities. The Hawks shifted from "Tri-Cities" (the area now known as the Quad Cities) to Milwaukee (in 1951) and then to St. Louis (in 1955); the Royals from Rochester to Cincinnati (in 1957); and the Pistons from Fort Wayne to Detroit (in 1957). In 1960, the Lakers relocated to Los Angeles, California, and the Warriors moved to San Francisco, California, in 1963. The following year, the Nationals left upstate New York to bring basketball back to Philadelphia, changing their nickname from "Nationals" to "76ers." This means out of the original eight franchises, only the Knicks and Celtics h***e not relocated at any point.
Although Japanese-American Wataru Misaka technically broke the NBA color barrier in the 1947-48 season when he played for the New York Knicks, 1950 is recognized as the year the NBA integrated with the addition of African American players by several teams including Chuck Cooper with the Boston Celtics, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton with the New York Knicks, and Earl Lloyd with the Washington Capitols. Today, more than fifty years later, the NBA is made up of players of many different races, with diverse backgrounds and cultures. Over 80% of NBA players today are African American.
During this period, the Minneapolis Lakers, led by center George Mikan, won five NBA Championships and established themselves as the league's first dynasty. To encourage shooting and discourage stalling, the league introduced the 24-second shot clock in 1954. If a team does not attempt to score a field goal (or the ball doesn't make contact with the rim) within 24 seconds of o***aining the ball, play is stopped and the ball given to its opponent.
In 1957, rookie center Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics, who already featured guard Bob Cousy and *** Red Auerbach, and went on to lead the club to eleven NBA titles in thir*** seasons. Center Wilt Chamberlain entered the league in 1959 and became the dominant individual star of the 1960s, setting new records in scoring (100) and rebounding (55). Russell's rivalry with Chamberlain became one of the great individual rivalries in the history of American team sports.
[edit] 1960s: Celtics dynasty
Through this period, the NBA continued to strengthen with the shift of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco, and the Syracuse Nationals to Philadelphia, as well as the addition of its first expansion franchises. The Chicago Packers (now Washington Wizards) became the 9th NBA team in 1961. From 1966 to 1968, the league expanded from nine teams to four***, introducing the Chicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics, San Diego Rockets (who relocated to Houston four years later), Milwaukee Bucks, and Phoenix Suns. Then in the 1***0s, it was extended to seven*** teams as the Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland C***aliers, and Buffalo Br***es (now the Los Angeles Clippers) all made their debuts.
In 1967, the league faced a new external threat with the formation of the American Basketball Association. The leagues engaged in a bidding war. The NBA landed the most important college star of the era, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor), who together with Oscar Robertson led the Milwaukee Bucks to a title in his second season, and who later played on five Laker championship teams.
However, the NBA's leading scorer, Rick Barry jumped to the ABA, as did four veteran referees—Norm Drucker, Earl Strom, John Vanak, and Joe Gushue.
[edit] 1***0s: The NBA vs. the ABA
The American Basketball Association also succeeded in signing a number of major stars, including Julius Erving, in part because it allowed teams to sign college undergraduates. The NBA expanded rapidly during this period, one purpose being to tie up the most viable cities. From 1966 to 1***4, the NBA grew from nine franchises to 18; the New Orleans Jazz (now in Utah) came aboard in 1***4. Then, following the 1***6 season, the leagues reached a settlement that provided for the addition of four ABA franchises to the NBA, raising the number of franchises in the league at that time to 22. The franchises were the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and New York Nets. Some of the biggest stars of this era were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rick Barry, D***e Cowens, Julius Erving, Walt Frazier, Artis Gilmore, George Gervin, Dan Issel and Pete Mar***ich.
[edit] 1980s: Magic vs. Bird
The league added the ABA's innovative three-point field goal beginning in 1***9 to open up the game. That same year, rookies Larry Bird and Magic Johnson joined the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers respectively, initiating a period of significant growth in fan interest in the NBA throughout the country and the world. Bird went on to lead the Celtics to three titles, and Johnson went on to lead the Lakers to five. Also in the early '80s, the NBA added one more expansion franchise, the Dallas M***ericks, bringing the total to 23 teams.
[edit] 1990s: The Jordan Era and globalization
Michael Jordan entered the league in 1984 with the Chicago Bulls, providing an even more popular star to support growing interest in the league. This resulted in more cities demanding teams of their own. In 1988 and 1989, four cities got their wishes as the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and Minnesota Timberwolves made their NBA debuts. Globalization also occurred in the 1980s. A growing number of NBA star players also began coming from other countries. Initially, many of these players, such as 1994 NBA MVP Hakeem Olajuwon of Nigeria, first played NCAA basketball to enhance their skills.
In 1991, Susan O'Malley became the first female president of an NBA franchise, when she became the president of the Washington Wizards.
Jordan along with Scottie Pippin would lead the Bulls to six championships in eight years during the 1990s. Olajuwon won back-to-back titles with the Houston Rockets in '94 and '95.
The 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team, the first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson. In 1995, the NBA expanded to Canada and to 29 teams with the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies. In 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies were relocated to Memphis, which left the Toronto Raptors as the only Canadian team in the NBA.
In 1996, the NBA created a women's league, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 1998, the NBA owners began a lockout which lasted 191 days and was settled on January 18, 1999. As a result of this lockout the 1998-99 NBA season was reduced from 82 to 50 games (60%), which were all played in 1999 only, thus calling it the 1999 NBA season. San Antonio won the championship on June 25th by beating the New York Knicks.
In 2004, two years after the Hornets relocation to New Orleans, the NBA returned to North Carolina as the Charlotte Bobcats were formed.
[edit] 2000s: Post-Jordan Western Conference domination
Since the break-up of the Chicago Bulls in the summer of 1998, the Western Conference has dominated the NBA, winning 7 of 9 championships. Tim Duncan and D***id Robinson won a championship in 1999 with the San Antonio Spurs, and Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant started the 2000s off with the three straight championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs won in again 2003 against the Nets, with the Lakers returning to the Finals in the following year, only to fall to the Detroit Pistons (the only championship team since 1998 that didn't h***e either Tim Duncan or Shaquille O'Neal). In the off-season, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat, and the Lakers and Bryant did not win another playoff series until 2008. San Antonio won their third championship in 2005 with a nucleus of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Duncan. In 2006, O'Neal won title number four with the Miami Heat, giving the franchise its first championship. San Antonio then swept LeBron James and the Cleveland C***aliers in 2007, giving them title four titles in nine years. Between them, O'Neal and Duncan h***e been to each of the last nine NBA Finals and h***e won eight out of nine titles. Together, they h***e won six Finals MVP awards and three league MVPs.
An increasing number of international players h***e moved directly from playing elsewhere in the world to starring in the NBA, such as:
Andrea Bargnani, Italy — First pick in the 2006 NBA Draft by Toronto Raptors (entered the NBA in 2006)
Pau Gasol, Spain — 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2006 World Championships MVP (entered the NBA in 2001)
Manu Ginobili, Argentina — 2004 Olympic Tournament MVP (drafted in 1999, entered the NBA in 2002)
Andrei Kirilenko, Russia — EuroBasket 2007 MVP (drafted in 1999, entered the NBA in 2001)
Dirk Nowitzki, Germany — MVP of the 2002 World Championships and Eurobasket 2005, and 2007 NBA MVP (entered the NBA in 1998)
Tony Parker, France — 2007 NBA Finals MVP (entered the NBA in 2001)
Peja Stojakovic, Serbia — Eurobasket 2001 MVP (drafted in 1996, entered the NBA in 1998)
Yao Ming, China — First pick in the 2002 NBA Draft (entered the NBA in 2002)
In some occasions, young players from the English-speaking world tend to attend U.S. colleges before playing in the NBA (notable examples are Canadian Steve Nash, 2005 and 2006 MVP, and Australian Andrew Bogut, the top draft pick in 2005), while other international players generally come to the NBA from professional club teams. Currently, the Toronto Raptors h***e the most international players in the NBA. The NBA is now televised in 212 nations in 42 languages.
In 2001, an affiliated minor league, the National Basketball Development League, now called the NBA Development League (or D-League) was created.
Teams, divisions and conferences of the NBAOn June 29, 2006, a new official game ball was introduced for the 2006-07 season, marking the first change to the ball in over 35 years and only the second in 60 seasons. Manufactured by Spalding, the new ball featured a new design and new synthetic material that Spalding claimed offered a better grip, feel, and consistency than the original ball. However, many players were vocal in their disdain for the new ball, saying that it was too sticky when dry, and too slippery when wet.
On December 11, 2006, Commissioner Stern announced that beginning January 1, 2007, the NBA would return to the traditional leather basketball in use prior to the 2006-2007 season. The change was influenced by frequent player complaints and confirmed hand injuries (cuts) caused by the microfiber ball.[4] The Players' Association had filed a suit in behalf of the players against the NBA over the new ball.[5] As of 2006, the NBA team jerseys are manufactured by Adidas, which purchased the previous supplier, Reebok.
On July 19, 2007, the FBI investigated allegations that veteran NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on basketball games he officiated over the past two seasons and that he made calls affecting the point spread in those games.[6] On August 15, 2007, Donaghy pleaded guilty to two federal charges related to the investigation. However, he could face more charges if it is determined that he deliberately miscalled individual games.
On February 19, 2008, the NBA declared that the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets will play the first outdoor game on October 11, 2008, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. It will be the first outdoor game in the modern era of the NBA.
NBA起源于美国，全称是全称National Basketball Association,中央主持人一般会叫:美职篮，是一个国际体育及媒体集团，由三个职业体育联盟组成：美国男子职业篮球联盟（NBA）、美国女子职业篮球联盟（WNBA）以及NBA发展联盟（NBA Development League）。其中NBA是世界上水平最高的篮球联赛、美国四大职业体育联赛之一。
1896年，美国第一个篮球组织"全国篮球联盟（简称NBL）"成立，但当时篮球规则还不完善，组织机构也不健全，经过几个赛季后，该组织就名存实亡了。
1946年4月6日，由美国波士顿花园老板沃尔特·布朗发起成立了“全美篮球协会”（英文简称BAA）"，BAA成立时共11支球队。布朗首次提出了高薪制和合同制，高薪制是指职业篮球必须有雄厚的财政支援，这样才能使比赛保持在高水平上。合同制是指一名选手只能与一家俱乐部签订合同，并设立选手储备制，以防球员突然离队时受到损失。11月1日，BAA的比赛正式开始。对阵双方是多伦多爱斯基摩人队和纽约尼克斯队，***是66：68，尼克斯获胜。
1947年，在费城勇士队的联盟中首位得分王乔·福尔克斯（场均23.2分）的率领下，以4：1战胜芝加哥牡鹿队，成为第一支总冠军。
1949年，在布朗的努力下，美国两大篮球组织BAA和NBL合并为"全国篮球协会（简称NBA）
转载：篮球的历史History of Basketball (2005-11-22) Basketball. The world's greatest sport ever. But of course, it hasn't been around since the world began. No, somebody had to h***e invented it. And that somebody would be James Nai***ith. Born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada, this Canadian Gym Teacher and Physician would soon be the founder of basketball. It all started in December of 1891. Nai***ith was teaching in Springfield, Massachusetts and was asked by Luther H. Gulick, the Headmaster of the school for Christian Works to make a new sport. The main idea of the sport was mainly to be played inside when it was too cold to go outside. The new sport also had to keep athletes in their top conditions between the baseball and football season. Nai***ith began to work. The first game-ball was a *** ball. The first baskets were peach baskets that Nai***ith cleverly thought of hanging on the wall. From there, the legacy of basketball began. Originally, there was 9 men to each team, but the objective was still the same; to pass the ball to other players on your team and put the ball in the opposing team's net, or basket back then. From there, basketball caught on like a wildfire. During 1885 highschools and colleges began to adopt the game, and by 1898, the first Pro League was founded. After the first game played, Nai***ith drafted 13 rules and regulations, but many more were yet to come. The hoops we know today were invented in 1906. They were steel, with a net hanging from it's rim. 篮球作为世界上最伟大的运动之一，并不是凭空而来，它一定有自己的发明者。这个发明者，就是James Nai***ith。James 出生于加拿大的安大略，他曾是一个体育教师。在1891年他在马塞诸塞教授体育的时候，学校的校长让他为***教的活动想出一种运动，而这种运动一定要在室内进行，因为室外很冷。这种运动，按照校长的要求，一定要使运动员保持棒球和足球比赛时的***。于是，他就开始思考这项运动。经过思考，他想出了一种方法：在墙上挂网子，然后把球扔向这个用网子做的篮子里。从此，篮球得以产生。本来，每个队伍有9个队员，但是规则是：把球传向自己队伍的队员，然后设法投向对方的筐子里。从此，篮球就很快传播开来。1885年，高中和大学都开始***用这种运动方式，到1898年，第一个篮球联盟成立。第一次比赛后，James设计了13个比赛规则。篮球筐子的边缘框架是在1906年设计的，材料是钢。
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NBA（全称National Basketball Association）是美国第一大职业篮球赛事，代表了世界篮球的最高水平，其中产生了迈克尔·乔丹、魔术师约翰逊、科比·布莱恩特、姚明、勒布朗·詹姆斯等世界巨星。该协会一共拥有30支球队，分属两个联盟东部联盟和西部联盟；而每个联盟各由三个赛区组成，每个赛区有五支球队。30支球队当中有29支位于美国本土，另外一支来自加拿大的多伦多。
发展历史
☆1896年，美国第一个篮球组织“全国篮球联盟”成立，但由于当时篮球规则还不完善，组织机构也不健全， 经过几个赛季后，该组织就名存实亡了。 ☆1946年4月6日，由美国波士顿花园老板沃尔特·阿·布朗发起成立了“美国篮球协会（英文简称BAA）”，BAA成立时共11支球队。布朗首次提出了高薪制和合同制，高薪制是指职业篮球必须有雄厚的财政支援，这样才能使比赛保持在高水平上。合同制是指一名选手只能与一家俱乐部签订合同，并设立选手储备制，以防球员突然离队时受到损失。11月1日，BAA的比赛正式开始。对阵双方是多伦多爱斯基摩人队和纽约尼克斯队，***是66 ：68，尼克斯获胜。 ☆1947年，费城勇士队在队中头号球星，也是联盟中首位得分王乔·福尔克斯（场均23.2分）的率领下，以4 ：1战胜芝加哥牡鹿队，成为第一支总冠军。 ☆1949年，在布朗的努力下，美国两大篮球组织BAA和NBL合并为“NBA”。NBA拥有17支球队，分成三个赛区比赛，来自NBL的明尼阿波利斯湖人队依靠身高2.09米的美国第一中锋乔治·迈肯的帮助获得NBA第一个赛季的冠军。 ☆1950年11月22日，明尼阿波利斯湖人队和韦恩堡活塞队的比赛中，创下了NBA历史最低***，19 ：18。 NBA巨星迈克尔·乔丹
☆1951年3月2日，凯尔特人队总裁布朗免费提供波士顿花园体育馆，举办了首届全明星赛。最终***为111 ：94，东部明星队获胜。 ☆1952年，首次设立最佳优秀奖，首位获奖球员为韦恩堡活塞队唐·梅尼克。 ☆从1954，NBA开始实行24秒制。在战胜国民队后湖人队成为第一支三连冠的球队。当时NBA只有纽约尼克斯队、波士顿凯尔特人队、费城勇士队、韦恩堡活塞队、明尼阿波利斯湖人队、罗彻斯特***队、锡拉丘兹国民队、三城黑鹰8支球队。 ☆1961年，芝加哥包装工队加入。 ☆1966年，凯尔特人完成了绝无仅有的八连冠。芝加哥公牛队加入NBA，成为第10支球队。 ☆1967年，一个新的篮球组织ABA（美国篮球协会）宣告成立，乔治·迈肯任第一位***。圣迭戈火箭队（休斯顿火箭队）和西雅图超音速队加入，球队总数上升至12支。 ☆1968年，密尔沃基雄鹿队和菲尼克斯太阳队加入。 ☆1***0年，新加入的3支球队分别是，克里夫兰骑士队、波特兰开拓者队、布法罗勇敢者队NBA联盟正式分为东西二区。 ☆1***3年，美国哥伦比亚广播公司以2700万美元买下NBA比赛3年播映权，从而使NBA比赛首次走上电视，但由于当时还不具备实况转播的条件，所以只能播放录像。 ☆1***4年，新奥尔良爵士队（犹他爵士队）加入。球队总数达到18支。 ☆1***6年，但由于经营不善，ABA被美国NBA吞并，原ABA球队丹佛掘金队、印第安纳步行者队、纽约网队和圣安东尼奥马刺队并入NBA。球队增加到22支。从此，NBA形成对美国篮球业的垄断。 ☆1***9年，NBA开始实行3分远投制。为避免各队的实力悬殊，NBA建立了每年一度的“NBA新秀选拨制度”，将当年毕业的大学生选手按水平高低排出名次，然后由各俱乐部按当年联赛的最后排名以及最后的抽签依次挑选， 排名靠后者先选，每轮各队只能选择一名，这样就保证了实力最弱的球队能得到水平最高的新秀。为避免财大气粗的球队用高薪垄断明星球员，NBA规定了每支球队的工资总额限制。 如果说“高薪制”和“合同制”是NBA两大基石，那“新秀选拨制”和“薪金限额制”则确保了NBA比赛的激烈和精彩，比赛的不可预测性将众多的美国球迷吸引到篮球场。NBA联赛还实行转会制度，NBA球员转会不得买卖，只能以人换人。从赛季开始到第16个星期四晚9时止，球队可自由交换球员。此后一直到常规赛季结束，各队人员 全部“冻结”。NBA转会是连人带合同一起交换。 ☆1980年，达拉斯小牛队加入NBA。 ☆1984年，乔丹、巴克利等84年钻石一代进***盟。 ☆1988年，夏洛特黄蜂队和迈阿密热火队加入NBA。 ☆1989年，奥兰多魔术队和明尼苏达森林狼队加入NBA。 ☆1995年，两支加拿大球队加入NBA，多伦多猛龙队和温哥华灰熊队，使NBA的球队达到29支。 ☆1996年，艾弗森、科比、纳什等统治联盟近15年之久的黄金一代进***盟。 ☆2002年，姚明进军NBA，成为了史上第一个中国籍的状元。 迈阿密热火三巨头
☆2003年，詹姆斯、安东尼、韦德、波什等03白金一代进***盟。 ☆2004年，夏洛特山猫队加入，球队达到30支。 ☆2008年，西雅图超音速队更名为俄克拉荷马城雷霆队。 ☆2008年，波士顿凯尔特人队通过交易得到雷-阿伦和加内特，从全联盟最差升到全联盟最佳，并夺得冠军骄人战绩 ☆2010年夏季，詹姆斯、波什加盟迈阿密热火队，与韦德一起组成超豪华三巨头，此举将会对未来几年NBA的格局产生至关重要的影响。 ☆2010年12月新奥尔良黄蜂队被联盟官方收购，这也是联盟史上第一个被官方收购的球队！
关于NBA的英文介绍：
adies and gentlemen i will be giving you a speech today on the history of NBA.
女士们，先生们，我今天要给你们做一个关于NBA历史的演讲。美国国家篮球协会（NBA）是世界一流的男子职业篮球联盟，也是北美主要的职业体育联盟之一。该联盟于1946年6月6日在美国纽约市成立，为美国篮球协会（BAA）。
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world's premier men's professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America.
1949年秋季，该联盟与竞争对手国家篮球联盟合并后，***用了国家篮球协会的名称。该联盟的几个国际和个人球队办公室被指定为其H。EAD办公室位于纽约市第五大道645号奥林匹克大厦。NBA***和NBA电视制片厂位于新泽西州塞考克斯。
The league was founded in New York City, United States on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).?
The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in the autumn of 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League.?
历史进一步信息：NBA赛季名单美国篮球协会成立于1946年，由东北部和中西部的主要运动场的所有者，最著名的是纽约市的麦迪逊广场花园。尽管之前有过职业篮球联赛的尝试，包括美国篮球联赛Ague和国家篮球联盟。
The league's several international and individual team offices are directed out its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth ***enue in New York City.?
NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Secaucus, New Jersey.Further information: List of NBA seasons
The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of the major sports arenas in the Northeast and Midwest, most notably Madison Square Garden in New York City.?
BAA是第一个尝试主要在主要城市的大型竞技场比赛的联盟。尽管在早期，BAA的比赛质量并不明显优于竞争联盟或哈莱姆环球旅行家等领先的独立俱乐部。例如1947年ABL决赛选手巴尔的摩的***射向了BAA。
Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the National Basketball League.
the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. On November 1, 1946, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers which the NBA now regards as its first game to be played in the league's history.
赢得了1948年的冠军，接着是1948年的NBL冠军明尼阿波利斯湖人队，后者赢得了1949年的BAA冠军。1946年11月1日，多伦多赫斯基队主办了纽约尼克斯队，NBA现在将其视为联盟历史上第一场比赛。
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从总体上看，NBA的赛程安排分为夏季联赛、季前赛、常规赛、季后赛和总决赛。季前赛无特定主客场，常规赛***用主客场制，季后赛和总决赛***用七场四胜制的淘汰制。
NBA常规赛从每年的10月底的第一个星期二开锣，到次年的4月20日左右结束。在这期间，30支球队总共要进行1230场常规赛，每支球队要打满82场比赛，主客场各占一半。季后赛从4月下旬开始进行，直到6月中旬决出总冠军为止。
NBA分为东西两个联盟，每个联盟各有三个赛区。在常规赛中每支球队与同一赛区的球队要打四场，与同一联盟不同赛区的球队打三到四场，与另一联盟的球队打两场。一个赛季每支球队在自己的主场至少与其它29支球队进行一次交锋。
NBA季前赛是NBA各支队伍的热身赛，因为在每个赛季结束后，每支球队在阵容上都有相当大的变化，为了让各队磨合阵容，熟悉各自球队的打法，确定各队新赛季的比赛阵容、同时也能增进队员、教练员之间的沟通。
所以在每个赛季开始之前，NBA就举办若干场季前赛，使他们能以比较好的状态投入到漫长的常规赛的比赛当中。为了扩大NBA在全球的影响，季前赛有约三分之一的球队在美国以外的国家举办。
NBA是National Basketball Association的缩写（国家篮球协会）。成立于1946年6月6日。成立时叫BAA，即全美篮协会（Basketball Association of America),是由十一家冰球馆和体育馆的老板为了让体育馆在冰球比赛以外的时间，不至于闲置而共同发起成立的。BAA成立时共11支球队：纽约尼克斯队、波士顿凯尔特人队、华盛顿华盛顿国会队、芝加哥牡鹿队、克利夫兰叛逆者队、底特律猎鹰队、费城武士队、匹兹保铁人队、普罗维登斯蒸气队、圣路易斯轰炸机队和多伦多爱斯基摩人队。1949年BAA吞并了当时的另外一个联盟（NBL），并改名为NBA 。1949-50赛季，NBA共17支球队。1***6年NBA吞并了美国篮球协会（ABA），球队增加到22支。 1980年达拉斯小牛队加入NBA。1988年，夏洛特黄蜂队和迈阿密热火队加入NBA。1990年奥兰多魔术队和明尼苏达森林狼队加入NBA。1995年两支加拿大球队加入NBA，多伦多猛龙队和温哥华灰熊队，使NBA的球队达到29支.。今年的山猫队的加入达到30支。
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NBA起源于美国，全称是全称National Basketball Association,中央主持人一般会叫:美职篮，是一个国际体育及媒体集团，由三个职业体育联盟组成：美国男子职业篮球联盟（NBA）、美国女子职业篮球联盟（WNBA）以及NBA发展联盟（NBA Development League）。其中NBA是世界上水平最高的篮球联赛、美国四大职业体育联赛之一。
1896年，美国第一个篮球组织"全国篮球联盟（简称NBL）"成立，但当时篮球规则还不完善，组织机构也不健全，经过几个赛季后，该组织就名存实亡了。
1946年4月6日，由美国波士顿花园老板沃尔特·布朗发起成立了“全美篮球协会”（英文简称BAA）"，BAA成立时共11支球队。布朗首次提出了高薪制和合同制，高薪制是指职业篮球必须有雄厚的财政支援，这样才能使比赛保持在高水平上。合同制是指一名选手只能与一家俱乐部签订合同，并设立选手储备制，以防球员突然离队时受到损失。11月1日，BAA的比赛正式开始。对阵双方是多伦多爱斯基摩人队和纽约尼克斯队，***是66：68，尼克斯获胜。
1947年，在费城勇士队的联盟中首位得分王乔·福尔克斯（场均23.2分）的率领下，以4：1战胜芝加哥牡鹿队，成为第一支总冠军。
1949年，在布朗的努力下，美国两大篮球组织BAA和NBL合并为"全国篮球协会（简称NBA）
篮球是美国和其他国家最流行的运动之一。它有超过一个世纪的历史，篮球的发明者，詹姆斯·奈史密斯，来自加拿大，他为他的学生发明了篮球。1891.起初，这是一个室内游戏，这样学生可以在恶劣的天气里玩，篮球很快就变得非常流行。
1946 年的全国篮球有许多伟大的篮球明星。多年来他们都是美国人，但现在许多好球员来到美国其他国家的。篮球既是室内运动又是室外运动，它是一项团队运动，有两每队五人，目标是把球扔过对方的你可以从任何一个篮筐扔出去，这样你就可以阻止对方这样做。
你也可以把球传给你的队友。队友...但是一定要遵守规则...比如不能持球要赢得篮球比赛，你必须有好的技术。更重要的是你和其他球员作为一个团队。享受玩这个流行的运动。
原文：Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States and otherparts of the world.?
It has a history of over a century, The inventor of basketball,James Nai***ith, came from Canada.?
He invented basketball for his students in1891.?
At first, it was an indoor game so that students could play in bad weather,Basketball soon became very popular.
In 1946 the National Basketball Association (NBA) came into being.?There were many great basketball stars in the NBA. For many years they were all Americans.
But now many good players come from other countries.asketball is both an indoor and outdoor game.?
It is a team sport with two teams of five players each.?
The goal is to throw the ball through the other side's basket, and to stop the other team from doing so.?
You can throw it from any part of the court with one hand or both hands.
You can also pass the ball to your teammates. But you must follow the rules.?
For example, you can't hold the ball . and run with it. To win basketball games, you should h***e good skills.?
But it is . more important for you and the other players to play as a team.?
You are sure to . enjoy playing this popular sport.
