NBA

ABOUT NBA
• National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America. The league
is composed of 30 teams and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States
and Canada. It is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. The league was
founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America. In 1976, the
NBA and the American Basketball Association merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The
NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The league's
playoff tournament extends into June. NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average
annual salary per player. The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are tied with the most
NBA championships at 17 each. The Golden State Warriors, are the defending league champions,
as they defeated the Boston Celtics 4–2 in the 2022 NBA Finals, to mark the end of the 2021–22
season.
 HISTORY
• Creation and BAA–NBL merger The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946
by owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States
and Canada. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted
the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, in a game the NBA now refers to as the
first game played in NBA history. The first basket was made by Ossie Schectman of the
Knickerbockers. Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues,
including the American Basketball League and the NBL, the BAA was the first league to
attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities.
 NBA DRAFT
• The NBA draft is an annual event dating back to 1947 in
which the teams from the National Basketball Association
can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the
league. These are typically college basketball players, but
international players are also eligible to be drafted. College
players who have finished their four-year college eligibility
are automatically eligible for selection, while the
underclassmen have to declare their eligibility and give up
their remaining college eligibility. International players who
are at least 22 years old are automatically eligible for
selection, while the players younger than 22 have to
declare their eligibility. Players who are not automatically
eligible but have declared their eligibility are often called
"early-entrants" or "early-entry candidates". The draft
usually takes place near the end of June, during the NBA
offseason. Since 1989, the draft has consisted of two
rounds; this is much shorter than the entry drafts of the
other major professional sports leagues in the United
States and Canada, all of which run at least seven rounds.
Sixty players are selected in each draft. No player may sign
with the NBA until he has been eligible for at least one draft
 MY FAVOURITE TEAM
• The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball
team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National
Basketball Association as a member of the league's
Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays
its home games at FTX Arena, and has won three NBA
championships.