Orlando Magic Logo — Orlando Magic is a franchise of the NBA based in Orlando, Florida. League play began after the expansion thereof in 1989. Orlando Magic officially entered the NBA as an expansion franchise in 1989, one of the four new expansion franchises with Charlotte Hornets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Heat initially only planned to arrive three new franchises, but the economic expansion in Florida made ​​the cities of Miami and Orlando obtain their own basketball team.

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Led by local businessman Jimmy Hewitt and former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers Pat Williams, the Magic hired Matt Guokas as head coach in franchise history. Comprised of players like Reggie Theus, Scott Skiles (now coach of Milwaukee Bucks), Terry Catledge, Sam Vincent, Otis Smith (now general manager of the Magic) and Jerry Reynolds, the team achieved a balance of 18-64 in his first season in the league. The first choice of draft was Nick Anderson ranked 11 in the first round. More

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Miami Heat Logo — Miami Heat is a team of basketball of the NBA based in Miami, Florida. The Heat play their home games at American Airlines Arena and are part of the Southeast Division of the NBA Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1988 thanks to the expansion of the NBA in 1987 and their ranks have played league stars such as Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice, Tim Hardaway, Gary Payton, Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James. His greatest achievement was the title of champion in 2005-06, after beating Dallas Mavericks 4-2. Miami has appeared in the playoffs in 12 of the 20 seasons that participated in the NBA. Besides the ring, the Heat have 7 division titles, made ​​in the two most glorious times of the franchise, from 1997 to 2000, and 2005 to 2007.

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During the boom that shook the NBA in the 1980’s, the league sought to expand the number of teams of 23 to 27, until the end of the decade. Then in the state of Florida lacked an NBA team, so grew the possibility of the birth of one in Orlando, Tampa / St. Petersburg (Florida) together, or Miami. The Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority promoted the candidacy of Miami by a group led by Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham and Lewis Schaffel, a former sports agent and friend of a lifetime. The group was supported financially by Carnival Cruise Lines, a cruise company founded by Ted Arison, who was the majority owner, while managing the operations and day to day in the franchise run by Cunningham and Schaffel, shareholders minority. More

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Charlotte Bobcats Logo — Charlotte Bobcats is a team of basketball of the NBA based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division, created by the entry of this team in the Eastern Conference. They reached the NBA in the expansion of this in 2004, two years after the former team of the city, the Hornets move to New Orleans and become the New Orleans Hornets. The team plays its home games at the Time Warner Cable Arena.

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The Bobcats are located in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference, along with Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Wizards. Maine Red Claws is the team of the NBA Development League affiliate of the Bobcats. Also had a team twinned in the WNBA, Charlotte Sting, until his disappearance on January 3rd of 2007. More

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Atlanta Hawks Logo — Atlanta Hawks is a team of basketball of the NBA based in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The team was founded in 1946 as Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the area of the Mississippi River. After moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1951, the franchise was renamed the Milwaukee Hawks. Before the 1955-56 season, the Hawks moved to St. Louis, Missouri, happening in the city thirteen seasons and winning the championship in 1958, the only one in franchise history. Finally, in 1968 moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Among the titles stand out, apart from the NBA championship, 4 conference titles and 14 division. The Hawks play their home games at Philips Arena.

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The franchise was formed in 1946 under the name Tri-Cities Blackhawks (later named Tri-City native Black Hawk) in the National Basketball League, located in an area belonging to tripartite Moline and Rock Island, in Illinois, and Davenport, of Iowa (now Quad Cities). The Black Hawks were named after the Black Hawk War, fought mostly in Illinois. Other sources state that began in season 1946 — 47 of the NBL as Buffalo Bisons and was soon transferred to Tri-Cities. Following the merger of the NBL and BAA, which led to the NBA now, the Blackhawks reached the playoffs in the inaugural year of the brand new category, under the command of Red Auerbach, who took over and started the season at Roger Potter, getting 28 wins and 29 defeats. In the playoffs first round fall in Anderson Packers. However, the following season, after choosing Bob Cousy in the Draft and make the mistake of ceding their rights to Chicago Stags (who would later Cousy’s rights in a atypical draft the Boston Celtics after his disappearance), are not qualified for the playoffs. More

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Milwaukee Bucks Logo — Milwaukee Bucks is a team NBA based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The franchise is owned by the Senator of the United States Herb Kohl. Milwaukee Bucks was formed in January of 1968 when the NBA granted a franchise to Milwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro), a group headed by Wesley and Marvin Fishman Pavalon. In October, the Bucks played their first regular season game against Chicago Bulls at the Milwaukee Arena with 8,467 spectators in the stands. The first victory came in the sixth game of the season against Detroit Pistons by 134-118, still one of the 26 games they would in their first year.

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But his luck changed this summer, choosing from the first position of the Draft to Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In his second season in the league made ​​the playoffs and Alcindor was named Rookie of the Year. In his third season, led by Larry Costello, the Bucks became the team’s fastest growing won a ring in the four major American leagues (NBA, NHL, MLB and NFL). More

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Indiana Pacers Logo — Indiana Pacers is a franchise NBA based in Indianapolis, Indiana. His greatest achievement was to have reached the NBA Finals in the year 2000, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2. The Pacers began play in the season 1967 — 68 of the ABA, a league alternative to the NBA. During his first six years, played in the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, now called Pepsi Coliseum, moving in 1974 at Market Square Arena, located in the center of the city of Indianapolis.

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In the second season, Bob “Slick” Leonard, coach of the University of Indiana, became the coach of the Pacers. Leonard quickly turned them into a winning team, being led by players like Mel Daniels, George McGinnis, Rick Mount and Roger Brown. The Pacers were the most successful team in ABA history, winning three championships in four years. In the eight year history of the league, came five times to the Finals. More

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