65438+ On June 4th, Beijing time, Nowitzki of Mavericks announced the new Chinese name of the team in Chinese, called "The Lone Ranger", and the name collection activity started last summer came to an end. After some collection, the three candidates of the Mavericks were named as: the lone ranger, the fierce pony and the crazy horse, but in the end the team chose "Mavericks" as the new team name. Since then, the Dallas Mavericks have remained in the memory of fans. (Bian Xiao guessed that the name of this team had completely changed. It is estimated that the next step is to collect team badges. Will the calf logo really become history? )

Let's review which teams in nba history have changed their team names for various reasons.

1, Washington Wizards

The Wizards were originally called the Bullets, but they moved to Baltimore, which happened to be an important arsenal at that time, so they were named the Bullets. Although the team was later renamed, the "bullet" has been preserved and has always been called the Capital Bullet and the Washington Bullet. However, due to the violent tendency of "bullets", it is required to cancel the team name. 1997, after the fans voted, the team was renamed the Washington Wizards, which is still in use today.

2.sacramento kings

The Kings' previous names were Royster Royals 1948- 1957, Cincinnati Royals 1957- 1972, Omaha Kings 1972- 1975. From 1975 to 1985, it is also called Kansas City Kings. It was not until 1985 that the team settled in Sacramento at home that it was renamed Sacramento Kings. And the team logo is constantly changing with the team name.

3. Oklahoma City Thunder

Senior fans must remember the seattle supersonics team. 1967 When the team was founded, Boeing Company in Seattle was developing and manufacturing supersonic passenger planes, and the basketball team established with their help also chose the name "Supersonic", which was called Team seattle supersonics. In 2008, seattle supersonics moved its home court to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the team was renamed Oklahoma Thunder.

4. Denver Nuggets

The name of Denver Nuggets was a household name at that time, because this team was called Denver Rockets in 1967- 1974, and the rockets at that time were called San Diego Rockets. You may ask, what should I do when I fight? It's all the same name. But rest assured, the Rockets joined the NBA on 1967, and the Nuggets joined the NBA on 1976. At that time, they changed their name to Nuggets as early as 1974.

5.brooklyn nets

Nets have been stationed in new york, New Jersey and Brooklyn, and have been called Brooklyn Nets since they moved to Brooklyn on 20 12. At 1967- 1968, the name of this team is New Jersey Americans.

6. Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets, formerly known as Bobcats, joined the NBA in 2004. You must remember that Elvis Gerald Wallace changed his name to wasp in 20 14. The reason is that the New Orleans Hornets changed its name to the Pelican Team, so Charlotte changed the team to the original Hornets in her heart.

7. New Orleans Pelicans

At that time, New Orleans was called a wasp. In 2002, the original Charlotte Hornets moved from Charlotte to New Orleans, and the team was renamed the New Orleans Hornets. 20 13,13 In June, Tom Benson, the owner who just bought the Hornets, decided to rename the New Orleans Hornets the New Orleans Pelican Team, and passed the approval of the league, so it was renamed the City Bird Pelican Team.

Do you all know which teams have changed their names in nba history?