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Basketball - List of NBA Teams: How Many Players Are On An NBA Team? Western Conference Northwest

There are 30 NBA teams divided into two conferences (Eastern and Western) with three divisions each. Each team has 15 players, with 12 on the active roster and 5 playing at a time. Positions are defined by roles not strict rules. The document also lists the teams in each division and provides some fun facts about NBA teams' records and histories.

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Basketball - List of NBA Teams: How Many Players Are On An NBA Team? Western Conference Northwest

There are 30 NBA teams divided into two conferences (Eastern and Western) with three divisions each. Each team has 15 players, with 12 on the active roster and 5 playing at a time. Positions are defined by roles not strict rules. The document also lists the teams in each division and provides some fun facts about NBA teams' records and histories.

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Basketball - List of NBA Teams

How many players are on an NBA team? Each NBA team has fifteen players. Twelve players are considered part of the active roster and can dress out to play in a game. The other three are inactive or in reserve. Five players play per team at a time. There aren't any special positions by rule in the NBA. Positions are more through different roles played on the court as set up by the coach. How many NBA teams are there? There are currently 30 teams in the NBA. The league is divided up into two conferences, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The Eastern conference has three divisions called Atlantic, Central, and Southeast. The Western conference also has three divisions, which are the Northwest, Pacific, and Southwest. Each division has 5 teams. Eastern Conference Atlantic

Western Conference 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

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

Fun Facts about NBA Teams

Central

Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Bobcats Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards

The most championships by an NBA team is 17 by the Boston Celtics (as of 2010). Los Angeles has two NBA teams and no NFL teams. The Chicago Bulls have won all 6 of the NBA championships they have played. The Lakers' teams with Magic Johnson were called "show time". The Los Angeles Lakers have the best all time winning percentage followed by the Celtics and the Spurs. Of the current teams, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Charlotte Bobcats, and the Los Angeles Clippers have the worst records. The most points scored by a team in a game was 186 by the Detroit Pistons. The fewest points was 49 by the Chicago Bulls. The best record ever by a NBA team was 72-10 by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.

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Basketball Glossary and Terms


Airball - A basketball shot that misses everything; net, backboard, and rim. Ally-oop - A pass high above the basketball rim that allows a player to catch and slam dunk or drop in the ball in one motion. Assist - A pass to another basketball player that leads directly to a made basket. Backboard - The rectangular piece of wood or fiberglass that the rim attaches to. Bench - The substitute basketball players. Block Out or Box Out - Getting your body between the basketball player and the basket to get a rebound. Blocked Shot - When a defensive basketball player makes contact with the basketball while another player is shooting the ball. Bounce Pass - In this pass, the basketball bounces about two-thirds of the way from the passer to the receiver. Brick - A poor shot that bounces hard off the rim or backboard. Carry the Ball - similar to traveling. When a basketball player moves with the ball without properly dribbling it. Charging - an offensive foul which occurs when an offensive basketball player runs into a defender who has established position. Chest Pass - the basketball is passed directly from the passer's chest to the receiver's chest. This has the advantage that it takes the least time to complete, as the passer tries to pass as directly straight as possible. Court - the area bounded by 2 sidelines and 2 end lines containing a basket at each end, in which a basketball game is played. Defense - the act of preventing the offense from scoring; the basketball team without the ball. Double Team - when two basketball teammates join efforts in guarding a single opponent. Dribbling - the act of bouncing the basketball continuously. Dunk - when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it. End Line - the boundary line behind each basket; also called the baseline. Fast Break - a basketball play that begins with a defensive rebound by a player who immediately sends an outlet pass toward midcourt to his waiting teammates; these teammates can sprint to their basket and quickly shoot before enough opponents catch up to stop them.

Field Goal - when the basketball enters the basket from above during play; worth 2 points, or 3 points if the shooter was standing behind the 3-point line. Forwards - the two basketball players on the team that are responsible for rebounding and scoring close up to the basket. They are usually taller than the guards. Foul Lane - the painted area bordered by the end line and the foul line, outside which players must stand during a free-throw; also the area an offensive basketball player cannot spend more than 3-seconds at a time in. Foul Line - the line 15' from the backboard and parallel to the end line from which basketball players shoot freethrows. Guards - the two basketball players who usually handle setting up plays and passing to teammates closer to the basket. Jump Ball - Two opposing basketball players jump for a basketball an official tosses above and between them. Layup - a close up shot taken after dribbling to the basket. Offense - the team with possession of the basketball. Personal Foul - contact between basketball players that may result in injury or provide one team with an unfair advantage; players may not push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain or charge into an opponent. Rebound - when a basketball player grabs a ball that is coming off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt; see offensive rebound and defensive rebound. Screen - when the offensive basketball player stands between a teammate and a defender to give his teammate the chance to take an open shot. Shot Clock - a clock that limits the time a team with the basketball has to shoot it to a given amount of time. Traveling - when the ball handler takes too many steps without dribbling; also called walking. Turnover - when the offense loses possession through its own fault by passing the basketball out of bounds or committing a floor violation. Zone Defense - a defense where each defender is responsible for an area of the court and must guard any player who enters that area.

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