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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shakespeare" data-source="post: 3398054" data-attributes="member: 134752">On August 3, 1949, the BAA agreed to merge with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_League_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">NBL</a>, creating the new National Basketball Association. The new league had seventeen franchises located in a mix of large and small cities, as well as large arenas and smaller gymnasiums and armories. In 1950, the NBA consolidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1954, when the league reached its smallest size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league (the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knicks" target="_blank">Knicks</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Celtics" target="_blank">Celtics</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" target="_blank">Warriors</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" target="_blank">Lakers</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" target="_blank">Royals/Kings</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" target="_blank">Pistons</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" target="_blank">Hawks</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" target="_blank">Nationals/76ers</a>).</blockquote>

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