Date in year · 1949 · The 1940s
On August 3, 1949, the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association. Spencer Haywood, Tommy Mottola, Holly Near would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · August 3, 1949
The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946 by team owners from the National Hockey League (NHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) at the time. Following its third season, the 1948–49 BAA season, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Around 1949
1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 949th year of the 2nd millennium, the 49th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1940s decade.
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North American basketball league
The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946 by team owners from the National Hockey League (NHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) at the time. Following its third season, the 1948–49 BAA season, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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