Name every NBA team that has moved city
Every current franchise that plays somewhere other than where it started.
About this quiz
Thirteen of the thirty NBA franchises play somewhere other than where they were founded, and several have moved more than once. The Kings hold the record with four homes before Sacramento: Rochester, Cincinnati, Kansas City-Omaha and Kansas City.
A relocation is not the same as a rename, and this quiz wants the moves. The Wizards were the Bullets in the same city, and the Bobcats became the Hornets without leaving Charlotte, so neither of those counts on its own — though Washington is on the list anyway, because the Bullets came from Baltimore and Chicago before that.
One genuine edge case is excluded. The Hornets were listed as "New Orleans/Oklahoma City" for two seasons after Hurricane Katrina, which the league's own records treat as a different home city. The franchise never permanently moved, so counting it would turn this into a question about a hurricane.
How to beat the clock
- Every team that has ever played in Seattle, Vancouver, Buffalo, San Diego, Syracuse or Minneapolis is on this list.
- Answer with the team's name TODAY, not what it was called when it moved.
- Both Los Angeles teams moved there, and neither came from California.
How it works
One quiz a day, the same one for everybody — so the leaderboard is a straight comparison rather than fifteen boards with three names each. Your first attempt is the one that counts, because the game reveals every answer when the clock stops; replay as often as you like afterwards, it is pure practice and never changes your score.
Start typing and suggestions appear instantly. Submit with Enter or by clicking one — nothing is scored until you do, so you can finish typing the name you actually meant. Arrow keys move through the list.
A surname is enough when it is unambiguous — “Jordan” counts on a list with one Jordan, but a list with several Johnsons asks for the first name too. Capitalisation, punctuation and accents are all ignored, so “o neal” and “O’Neal” are the same answer. Suggestions are drawn from every player in the database, so seeing a name there says nothing about whether it is on the list.
Previously
Every quiz in the rotation, still playable any time: Name the NBA 75th Anniversary Team · Name every NBA MVP · Name every Finals MVP · Name every Defensive Player of the Year · Name every Rookie of the Year · Name every 10-time All-Star · Name the 20,000-point club · Name the 10,000-rebound club · Name the 8,000-assist club · Name every 2,000 three-pointer shooter · Name every 25-point-per-game scorer · Name every #1 overall draft pick · Name the undrafted players with 500+ games · Name every international All-NBA player · Name the 20,000-point scorers who never won a title · Name the #1 picks who never made an All-Star team · Name the 4-time champions who were never All-Stars · Name the stars who played for 6+ franchises · Name the NBA teams that no longer exist · Name every retired Lakers and Celtics number · Name every franchise that has had a #1 overall pick · Name the team that drafted each recent #1 pick.