Basketball Association of America

The Basketball Association of America was a professional basketball league founded in 1946. It merged with the National Basketball League in 1949 to form the National Basketball Association.

National Basketball League: A professional basketball league founded in 1937 that merged with the Basketball Association of America in 1949. The BAA’s merger with this rival league created the NBA.
Philadelphia Warriors: A professional basketball team that won the inaugural BAA championship in 1947. The Warriors became the league’s first champions.
Basketball Association of America–National Basketball League merger: The 1949 agreement that combined the BAA and NBL to form the NBA. This merger ended the BAA as a separate league.
NBA Finals: The championship series that determines the National Basketball Association’s season winner. The NBA Finals continued the championship tradition established by the BAA Finals.
National Basketball Association: A professional basketball league founded in 1949 through the merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League. The BAA became the NBA when the merger took effect.
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954): A professional basketball team that joined the BAA in 1947 and won its 1948 championship. The Bullets brought an established NBL franchise into the BAA.
American Basketball League (1925–1955): An early professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1925 to 1955. It was another professional league competing for audiences during the BAA’s era.
BAA Most Valuable Player Award: The award given to the Basketball Association of America’s most valuable player in its final season. Its 1948–49 winner became part of the NBA’s early award history.
1946–47 BAA season: The inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America, played from 1946 to 1947. Its first season established the league’s teams and championship format.
New York Knicks: A professional basketball team founded in 1946 as one of the BAA’s original franchises. The Knicks were among the league’s founding teams.

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John KundlaRelated: Kundla’s Lakers won the BAA championship during the league’s final season.