When Did the NBA Season Start?

The NBA season started on October 22, 2019.

The History of the NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world’s premier men’s professional basketball league. It was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the rival National Basketball League. The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States.

The origins of the NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the pre-eminent men’s professional basketball league in North America, and is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. It was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The NBA adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).

The league consists of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada), and is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by FIBA (also known as the International Basketball Federation) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States.

The NBA is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. NBA players are the world’s best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.

The first NBA season

The first NBA season began on November 1, 1946, with six teams from the National Basketball League (NBN) and Basketball Association of America (BAA), which were both dissolved to make way for the formation of the NBA. The inaugural season featured 11 teams playing a 60-game schedule. By the end of the season, only six teams remained: The Boston Celtics, Chicago Stags, Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Falcons, New York Knicks and Philadelphia Warriors. The first NBA champion was crowned on April 13, 1947, when the Warriors won the inaugural NBA Finals.

The NBA Today

The NBA is the professional basketball league in North America. The season typically runs from October to April. This year, the season started on October 22nd. there are 30 teams in the league, 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The league is made up of two conferences, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.

The current NBA season

The National Basketball Association (NBA) season usually starts in the last week of October.
During the regular season, each team plays 82 games, 41 each home and away.
By the end of the season, usually in late April or early May, 16 teams (8 from each conference) have qualified for the Playoffs.
The Playoffs follow a tournament format and are contested by the top eight teams in each conference.
At the conclusion of the Playoffs, the two conference champions face each other in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

The NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the NBA regular season. The tournament bracket is made up of eight teams from each of the two conferences: the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference.

The first round of the playoffs, or the conference quarterfinals, features matchups between the 1st seed and the 8th seed, the 2nd seed and the 7th seed, the 3rd seed and the 6th seed, and the 4th seed and the 5th seed. The four winners advance to the second round, or the conference semifinals. In this round, the matchups are 1st seed vs. 4th seed, 2nd seed vs. 3rd seed, with each conference’s winner advancing to the conference finals. The conference Finals pit