List of defunct National Basketball Association teams
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These National Basketball Association team franchises are now defunct (not teams that have moved). The years given are for the BAA/NBA era only. Anderson, Denver, Indianapolis Jets, Sheboygan and Waterloo had played in the National Basketball League before joining the NBA. Baltimore had played in the American Basketball League before joining the NBA. Anderson, Sheboygan and Waterloo left the NBA for the National Professional Basketball League.
- Anderson Packers (1949-1950)
- Baltimore Bullets (1947-1955)
- Chicago Stags (1946-1950)[1]
- Cleveland Rebels (1946-1947)
- Denver Nuggets (1949-1950)
- Detroit Falcons (1946-47)
- Indianapolis Jets (1948-1949)
- Indianapolis Olympians (1949-1953)
- Pittsburgh Ironmen (1946-1947)
- Providence Steamrollers (1946-1949)
- Sheboygan Redskins (1949-1950)
- St. Louis Bombers (1946-1950)
- Toronto Huskies (1946-1947)
- Washington Capitols (1946-1951)[2]
- Waterloo Hawks (1949-1950)
