How It Was Named | NBA Teams

Music by Evan Schaeffer,   / evanschaeffer.    Have you ever wondered how every NBA team got its name? Well I did too! I wanted to know how every Basketball Name changed through the years, so I decided to take an unreasonably long time to research each team and create this video. Hopefully you learn a thing or two, too!  Each team is listed in the order that they were founded or became a part of the NBA.  And since location plays a huge role in the team name (like 50%) I also hit every move as a part of this video! #Basketball #NBA #Sports #History ----------------- 0:00 Intro 0:20 Sacramento Kings 1:47 Detroit Pistons 2:41 Atlanta Hawks 3:44 Boston Celtics 4:11 Golden State Warriors 4:48 New York Knicks 5:12 Philadelphia 76ers 5:49 Los Angeles Lakers 6:29 Washington Wizards 8:30 Chicago Bulls 9:01 Brooklyn Nets 10:04 Denver Nuggets 11:18 Houston Rockets 11:54 Indiana Pacers 12:16 Oklahoma City Thunder 12:54 San Antonio Spurs 14:01 Milwaukee Bucks 14:28 Phoenix Suns 14:56 Cleveland Cavaliers 15:23 Portland Trailblazers 15:56 Los Angeles Clippers 17:35 Utah Jazz 18:43 Dallas Mavericks 19:16 Charlotte Hornets 20:22 Miami Heat 20:44 Minnesota Timberwolves 21:12 Orlando Magic 21:37 Toronto Raptors 22:14 Memphis Grizzlies 22:46 New Orleans Pelicans 22:36 Outro ----------------- Dan Gilbert Photo: By Steve Jennings [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)], via Wikimedia Commons