Which Metropolitan Area is Home to an NBA Team?

We take a look at which metropolitan areas are home to an NBA team.

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, as well as the largest city in New England. It is home to the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England.

Celtics

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the club play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; they have won the most championships of any NBA franchise with seventeen and currently hold the record for the most consecutive titles with eight, winning those championships from 1959 to 1966.

New York City

New York City is home to two NBA teams, the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks. The Nets are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, while the Knicks are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. New York City is also home to two WNBA teams, the New York Liberty and the Connecticut Sun.

Knicks

The New York Knicks are a professional basketball team based in New York City. The Knicks 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 Madison Square Garden, an arena they share with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the Brooklyn Nets. Alongside the Boston Celtics, the Knicks are one of two original NBA teams still located in its original city.

The team, established by Ned Irish in 1946, was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which became the NBA after merging with the rival National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949. The Knicks were successful in their early years and were constant playoff contenders under players such as Harry Gallatin, Dick Barnett, and Willis Reed. However, they failed to win an NBA championship despite reaching the Finals four times during those years. Since then, they have struggled to regain relevance and have gone through numerous coaching changes and front-office takeovers throughout their history; none has resulted in consistent success for long periods of time.

The Knicks saw their greatest success from 1967 to 1973 under head coach Red Holzman, when they won two NBA championships (1970 and 1973), but lost in seven games to the champion Los Angeles Lakers in 1972. Their franchise player during that era was future Hall of Famer Walt Frazier, who is one of only four players to have their number retired by the team. In 1975, second-year head coach Willi Reed led them to a 32–10 record start en route to winning a franchise-record 60 games—still an unparalleled feat for any rookie head coach in NBA history—earning Coach Reed Coach of The Year honors; however they were unable to secure a victory over either Washington or Boston that postseason and ultimately lost again to Los Angeles that year’s Finals en route losing 8 out 11 total playoff appearances between 1970–1980 against those three aforementioned Eastern rivals respectively despite being perennial 50+ win teams including five 60+ win seasons between 1969–1974 prior to subsequently never posting another 60+ win season again until 1994 much less contending for an NBA title for almost two decades afterwards before finally returning back into playoff contention and relevancy during Patrick Ewing’s final playing years during early 1990s followed by making it back into Eastern Conference Finals only once during 2000s led by Stephon Marbury only losing that one appearance following Ewing’s departure but has since failed to make it back ever since despite multiple attempts with various marquee free agent signings throughout 2010s including Amar’e Stoudemire as well as Kristaps Porzingis who gave fans genuine excitement and hope for future success after being drafted 4th overall out of Latvia during 2015 only for him to suffer a season-ending ACL injury less than a year later which was later followed up by embroiled controversy and front office dysfunction eventually leading him being traded away on draft night two years later which effectively ended any chances or hope for future success anytime soon leading into 2020s thus effectively completing another depressing Lost Decade much like what transpired during 1980s & 1990s following disastrous decisions made throughout both those decades respectively following peak success attained earlier on during 1970s.

Philadelphia

The city of Philadelphia is located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the fifth most populous city in the United States. The city is also home to an NBA team, the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers are a professional basketball team that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers (colloquially known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and play at the Wells Fargo Center. Founded in 1946 and originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA, and one of only eight (out of 23) to survive the league’s first decade.

The 76ers have had a rich history, with many of the greatest players in NBA history having played for the organization, including Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, and Allen Iverson. They have appeared in three NBA Finals, winning in 1955 while representing Syracuse (their sole championship to date), losing in 1983 and 2001 while playing out of Philadelphia, and were losing finalists during their time as the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1964 and 1965. The franchise has also produced many successful head coaches such as Dolph Schayes, Alex Hannum, Jack Ramsay (who coached them to their 1983 NBA Finals appearance), Larry Brown and Billy Cunningham – each one having led them to at least one Conference Championship during their respective tenures.

Toronto

The Toronto metropolitan area is home to an NBA team, the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors play their home games at the Air Canada Centre, which is located in downtown Toronto. The Raptors are the only Canadian team in the NBA.

Raptors

TheToronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games at the Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).