What’s the Newest NBA Team?
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The Charlotte Hornets are the newest team in the NBA.
The Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team is owned by Michael Jordan, who acquired a controlling interest in the team in 2010. The Hornets play their home games at the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte.
History
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team is owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, who purchased them in 2010.
The Hornets play their home games at the Spectrum Center in uptown Charlotte. The franchise began play in 1988 as an expansion team, and their original Owner was George Shinn. In 2002, Shinn’s franchise relocated to New Orleans and became the New Orleans Hornets. In 2004, the NBA established the Charlotte Bobcats, which was regarded as a new expansion team at the time. In 2013, the New Orleans franchise announced it would rebrand itself as the New Orleans Pelicans, ultimately returning the Hornets name, records, and official history (spanning from 1988 to 2002) to Charlotte. The Bobcats were officially renamed the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 season.
Notable players
So far, the Charlotte Hornets have had six players inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. These players are:
-Moses Malone
– Charles Barkley
– Scottie Pippen
– Dennis Rodman
– Hakeem Olajuwon
– Yao Ming
The Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. They play their home games at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami. The team owner is Micky Arison, while Pat Riley serves as the team president and head coach.
History
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. They play their home games at the American Airlines Arena, and have won three NBA championships.
The franchise began play in the 1988–89 NBA season as an expansion team. Alongside the Charlotte Hornets, the Heat would be the last of the late-1980s expansion franchises to make their debuts in either conference. In 1997, led by future Hall of Famers Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway, Miami advanced to perennial Eastern Conference powerhouse Indiana Pacers, though they would ultimately fall in seven games. The franchise managed to make four more playoff runs during the next six years, but failed to advance beyond the first round of playoffs every time.
In 2003, following a period of mediocrity, the heat underwent a dramatic turnaround led by young players Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal; Wade would win his first NBA championship that year, which was quickly followed up by another one in 2006; Wade would also be named Finals MVP both times. After O’Neal’s departure following their second triumph, Wade led Miami to two more consecutive NBA Finals appearances, winning back-to-back championships again in 2012 and 2013; he was also rightfully awarded with Finals MVP on those two occasions. Following their 2013 triumph, LeBron James – who had played for Cleveland since he was drafted first overall out of high school in 2003 – joined Miami; James led the team to four consecutive Finals appearances from 2011 to 2014, winning two more championships alongside Wade in 2012 and 2013 before departing for his hometown Cavaliers again following their 2014 loss to San Antonio Spurs.
Chris Bosh joined James and Wade as one of Miami’s “Big Three” prior to their 2010–11 season; all three players would depart after Bosh missed most of that campaign due to blood clots diagnosed during February 2016 that subsequently ended his playing career. However, even with those departures, Pat Riley’s squad went on to enjoy considerable success over much of the next decade: they reached the playoffs every year from 1997 until 2016 (apart from a brief absence in 2008), made 11 trips to at least the Conference Finals during that span (a league record), and qualified for five straight NBA Finals between 2010 and 2014 (tying another league mark). In addition they won nine division titles – second most behind only San Antonio’s 12 – including seven straight from 1997 through 2003 (which itself is an ongoing NBA record).
In 2017, after going 11–30 through 41 games following an 11–10 start to the season which had seen them miss postseason for just first time since 2008 behind a revolving door at point guard position marred by injuries amongst others issues including Whiteside’s disagreements with head coach Erik Spoelstra over role on team which led Spoelstra initially sending him home prior one game versus Chicago followed by D-League assignment.[53] The heat finished regular season fifth worst record in Eastern Conference behind only Brooklyn Nets,[54] Chicago Bulls,[55] Atlanta Hawks[56]. Subsequently Riley decided fire head coach Spoelstra who proceeded leading team back into playoffs next year where they were swept by Philadelphia 76ers.[57][58][59]
Notable players
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida. The Heat competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The Heat play their home games at American Airlines Arena, and have won three NBA championships.
The franchise began play in 1988 as an expansion team, where after a period of mediocrity, theHeat would gain relevance during the 1990s following the departure of several star players. Two men pivotal in those years were head coach Pat Riley, who would form the core of players including Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway, and Shaquille O’Neal which would lead to their first NBA title in 2006. The same core group would then go on to win two more consecutive titles (2012 and 2013).
Following those years, players Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh departed in free agency respectively; Wade returned to the team in 2018. The team entered a rebuilding phase in 2017 after nine seasons under head coach Erik Spoelstra. In 2019, Jimmy Butler 4x All-Star signed with the team during free agency.
The Orlando Magic
History
The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was established in 1989 as an expansion franchise, and such notable NBA stars as Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Patrick Ewing,Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Dwight Howard, Vince Carter have played for the club throughout its young history. As of 2017, the franchise has played in the NBA playoffs for exactly half of its existence (14 out of 28 seasons), winning five Eastern Conference titles: 1995, 1996, 2009, 2010 and 2019. Orlando has been home to the Magic since 1989. The team is owned by billionaire industrialist Richard DeVos Jr., who also owns Amway and previously owned the Detroit Pistons.
The Magic were one of four expansion franchises that joined the NBA in 1988 and 1989 (the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat began play in 1988 while the Minnesota Timberwolves commenced play in 1989). The team’s origins can be traced back to 1987—the year when then-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks Barrystickets for games at a new arena—the Milwaukee Arena—which was scheduled to open for the 1989–90 season. An entry fee for each student (with a valid ID) was then charged at these games understanding that if any violated this rules they would be removed from their school’s delegation and not be able to return for any other games that year.
Notable players
The Orlando Magic have had some great players in their short history. Notable players include Shaquille O’Neal, Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, Dwight Howard, and Tracy McGrady. The Magic have also had some good coaches, including Chuck Daly and Doc Rivers.
The Brooklyn Nets
History
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the New York Knicks. The team was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA’s rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played four seasons in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans, winning two ABA championships, before becoming one of four ABA teams to be admitted into the NBA as part of the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.
The team then became known as the New York Nets. During their time in that state, they won two consecutive Eastern Conference championships, but failed to win a league title. In 1977–78, after losing 37 games and missing the playoffs, they were sold to cable television provider Clarence Cablevision and moved back toNew Jersey, where they were renamed as the New Jersey Nets. During their time there, led by star players such as Mikhail Prokhorov and Brook Lopez, they reached two consecutive NBA Finals: In 2002–03 , led by me coach Byron Scott and All-Star guard Jason Kidd won 47 games and lost 35 , but fell short to eventual champion San Antonio Spurs . Over all these years none of their players managed to win an individual award while playing for Brooklyn/New Jersey Nets. On April 30 2012 it was announced that majority owner Bruce Ratner had sold 80% controlling interest in Nets to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov
Notable players
The Brooklyn Nets currently have a relatively young and inexperienced roster, with only a few players having significant NBA experience. Some of the team’s notable players include:
– Kyrie Irving: one of the best point guards in the league and a former All-Star, Irving was acquired by the Nets in 2019 via trade from the Boston Celtics.
– Kevin Durant: one of the best players in the world and a former MVP and two-time NBA Finals MVP, Durant signed with the Nets as a free agent in 2019 after spending nine seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder/Golden State Warriors.
– Spencer Dinwiddie: the Nets’ starting point guard, Dinwiddie is a capable scorer and playmaker who has emerged as one of the team’s leaders.
– Caris LeVert: a promising young player who can score and create plays for others, LeVert missed most of 2019-20 due to injury but is expected to be a key contributor for the Nets upon his return.
The Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Northwest Division.
History
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 1989, the team is owned by Glen Taylor who also owns the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Timberwolves play their home games at Target Center, their home since 1990.
Like most expansion teams, the Timberwolves struggled in their early years, but after 10 seasons, they made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 1997. After missing the playoffs for six consecutive seasons following their first appearance, the team returned to prominence under head coach Flip Saunders, making eight consecutive playoff appearances from 2003–04 to 2011–12. However, despite making the playoffs nine times under Saunders’ tenure as head coach and general manager, the team failed to make it out of the first round of postseason play and Saunders was fired in 2013. It was then that new president of basketball operations and former player Flip Saunders took over head coaching duties; he was later fired on February 23, 2016 after compiling a 37–45 record during his two-plus seasons with no playoff appearances.
Notable players
The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Timberwolves played their home games at the Metrodome until 1995, when they moved to Target Center. Like most expansion teams, the Timberwolves struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA draft, the team qualified for eight consecutive playoffs and won their first division championship in 2004.
Notable players on the current roster include Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, and Jimmy Butler.
