National Basketball League (United States)

National Basketball League (NBL)
SportBasketball
Founded1937
First season1937–38
CeasedAugust 3, 1949 (merger)
No. of teams38
CountryUnited States
Last
champion(s)
Anderson Packers (1st title)
Most titlesAkron Firestone Non–Skids
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
Oshkosh All-Stars (2 each)

The National Basketball League (NBL) was a professional basketball league in the United States, established in 1937. After the 1948–49 season, its twelfth, it merged with the Basketball Association of America (BAA) to create the National Basketball Association (NBA). Five current NBA teams trace their history back to the NBL: the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Sacramento Kings.


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