How Many NBA Teams Are There in 2020?
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Are you a basketball fan wondering how many NBA teams there are in 2020? Well, the answer is 30! Keep reading to learn more about the teams in the league and what they’re up to this season.
30 teams
The NBA currently has 30 teams. 23 of those teams are in the United States, while 7 are in Canada.
Eastern Conference
The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the league, the other being the Western Conference. Like the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference is made up of 15 teams, organized in three divisions.
The Eastern Conference has been home to more NBA champions than the Western Conference, with 33 titles compared to 28. Of the 33 champions, 18 have come from the Atlantic Division, 11 from the Central Division, and 4 from the Southeast Division.
Western Conference
There are 15 teams in the Western Conference.
Toronto Raptors
As of the 2019–20 season, there are 30 teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Los Angeles Lakers
As of the 2020 NBA season, there are 30 teams in the National Basketball Association.
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco, California. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city’s name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. They play their home games at the Chase Center.
