How many teams are there in the NBA?

How many teams are there in the NBA?
Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship of 2019-20

The National Basketball Association is the most prominent basketball league in the world. Not only in terms of investment and money, but with the value of sport as well. There are currently 30 teams in the NBA, divided into 2 conferences. One of those conference is the Eastern Conference, which has three divisions called Atlantic, Central, and Southeast. Similarly, in the Western Conference there are three divisions called Pacific, Southwest and Northwest. 

Eastern Conference 

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo won the MVP in the 2019-20 season

Atlantic 

  • Boston Celtics  
  • New Jersey Nets  
  • New York Knicks  
  • Philadelphia 76ers  
  • Toronto Raptors  

Central  

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  • Chicago Bulls  
  • Cleveland Cavaliers  
  • Detroit Pistons  
  • Indiana Pacers  
  • Milwaukee Bucks  

Southeast  

  • Atlanta Hawks  
  • Charlotte Bobcats  
  • Miami Heat  
  • Orlando Magic  
  • Washington Wizards  

Western Conference 

Lebron James won the Finals MVP

 Northwest  

  • Denver Nuggets  
  • Minnesota Timberwolves  
  • Oklahoma City Thunder  
  • Portland Trail Blazers  
  • Utah Jazz  

Pacific  

  • Golden State Warriors  
  • Los Angeles Clippers  
  • Los Angeles Lakers  
  • Phoenix Suns  
  • Sacramento Kings  

Southwest  

  • Dallas Mavericks  
  • Houston Rockets  
  • Memphis Grizzlies  
  • New Orleans Hornets  
  • San Antonio Spurs 

How many players are there in the NBA? 

There are 15 players in each team. Whereas there are only 5 who start a game. Unlike the sport of football, a player who is substituted can be brought back in the game at any time and can go out ‘n’ number of times. But the interesting rule in basketball and especially in the NBA is if a player commits 6 individual fouls, he would be ruled out of the game. 

Before the start of the regular season, there are pre-season games kept, which can be regarded as friendlies in the NBA. Talking about this pre-season, the Los Angeles Clippers would play against their city rivals Los Angeles Lakers in the first encounter. The 2020-21 season begins form December 22, while the pre-season games would commence from December 11. 

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