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About the NBA
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The National Basketball Association is a men’s professional basketball league in North America. “and is widely considered to be the premier men's professional basketball league in the world”(NBA.com). It has 30 franchises 29 in the united states and 1 in Canada. “NBA players are the world's best paid sportsmen, by average annual salary per player”(real gm.com). The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).it adopted the name National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949,” after merging with its rival National Basketball League (NBL). The league's several international as well as individual team offices are directed out of its head offices located in the Olympic Tower at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York City. NBA Entertainment and NBA TV studios are directed out of offices located in Se caucus, New Jersey.”(Wikipedia.com). The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by owners of the major ice hockey arenas” in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, in a game the NBA now regards as the first played in its history.”(nba.com). “The first basket was made by Ossie Schectman of the Knickerbockers.”(hypehoops.com).
how the nba works
There are 66 games which don't start until christmas day. . As far as the league structure goes, there are 30 teams in the league. Those 30 teams are separated into 2 conferences. These conferences are separated based on the teams' geographical location. More specifically, east and west. Each conference has 3 divisions. 5 teams in each if the math is too hard, it is simple Mathematics . The teams play what is normally an 82 game schedule (this year was 66). The top 8 records in each conference go to the playoffs. If a team leads its division at the end of regular season they are guaranteed a top 3 seed in the conference even if a second or third place team in a division has a better record. After the regular season each playoff team will have a seed between 1 and 8 based on where they finished in the conference. The playoffs are 4 rounds of 7 game series with no team getting a by. The teams are matched up in the first round by seed. 1 will play 8, 2 will play 7 and so on. After each round the teams are reseeded and each round repeats with only half the teams from the previous rounds. After 4 rounds only 1 team will be left and they are obviously the champions.
Business Side
The NBA gets its money the TV ratings, Jersey sales and ticket sales. They also get money by fundraising programs.
Business Side
The NBA gets its money the TV ratings, Jersey sales and ticket sales. They also get money by fundraising programs.