National Basketball Association
1955: Milwaukee Hawks moved to St. Louis. Won
in 1958 (3)
1957: Fort Wayne Pistons moved to Detroit.
1957: Rochester Royals moved to Cincinnati.
1960: Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles.
1962: Philadelphia Warriors moved to San Francisco.
1963: Chicago Zephyrs became the Baltimore Bullets
1963: Syracuse Nationals became the Philadelphia 76ers.
1968: St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta.
1971: San Diego Rockets moved to Houston.
1972: Cincinnati Royals moved to Kansas City/Omaha, and in 1975 and became the
Kansas City Kings.
1973: Baltimore Bullets move to Landover, MD and become the Washington Bullets.
Won in 1978 (5)
1977: New York Nets, one year after the ABA-NBA merger, become the New Jersey
Nets.
1978: Buffalo Braves became the San Diego Clippers.
1979: New Orleans Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, becoming the Utah Jazz.
1984: San Diego Clippers moved to Los Angeles.
1985: Kansas City Kings moved to Sacramento.
1997: Washington Bullets changed name to Washington Wizards
2001: Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis.
2002: Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans. In 2014, absorb Bobcats rename
to Hornets
2008: Seattle SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder.
2013: New Orleans Hornets become New Orleans Pelicans.
National Hockey League
1976: California Golden Seals became the Cleveland Barons, absorbed into Minnesota
North Stars in ‘78.
1980: Atlanta Flames moved to Calgary. Won in ’89 (9)
1982: Colorado Rockies moved to New Jersey and became the New Jersey Devils.
1993: Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas and became the Stars. Won
in 1999 (6)
1995: Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver and became the
Colorado Avalanche. WON IN 1996 (1)
1996: Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes.
1997: Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes. Won
in 2006 (9)
2012: Atlanta Thrashers become Winnipeg Jets.