National Basketball Association (abbreviated NBA) is an American-Canadian professional basketball league. The league is an active member of USA Basketball, a division of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball in the United States. ¹⁾

The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was established in 1946 and the first game was played between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers. The BAA and the National Basketball League (NBL) combined in 1949 and became the National Basketball Association. ²⁾

NBA consists of 30 teams. They are separated into the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. There are three divisions of 5 teams in each conference. ³⁾