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What sports franchises have relocated the most?
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As far as i can tell, the NBA has had the most relocations, behind the NFl and the MLB.
National Basketball Association
1946: Detroit Gems moved to Minneapolis and became the Lakers.
1951: Tri-Cities Blackhawks (the "Tri Cities" area is now generally referred to as "Quad Cities") moved to Milwaukee and became the Milwaukee Hawks.
1955: Milwaukee Hawks moved to St. Louis.
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 a new primary home in Kansas City and a secondary home in Omaha, carrying the name Kansas City-Omaha Kings. The team ceased Omaha operations in 1975 and became known as just the Kansas City Kings.
1977: New York Nets, one year after the ABA-NBA merger, become the New Jersey Nets. Although the Nets moved within the New York metropolitan area, they dramatically changed their primary market within the area. When representing "New York", they played in Nassau County on Long Island; their primary fanbase is now in New Jersey.
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.
2001: Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis.
2002: Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans.
2005: New Orleans Hornets moved to Oklahoma City following Hurricane Katrina. The relocation was temporary and the team moved back to New Orleans following the 2006-07 season.
2008: The Seattle SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder. The NBA plans to offer Seattle an expansion team in the next 5 years.
National Basketball Association
1946: Detroit Gems moved to Minneapolis and became the Lakers.
1951: Tri-Cities Blackhawks (the "Tri Cities" area is now generally referred to as "Quad Cities") moved to Milwaukee and became the Milwaukee Hawks.
1955: Milwaukee Hawks moved to St. Louis.
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 a new primary home in Kansas City and a secondary home in Omaha, carrying the name Kansas City-Omaha Kings. The team ceased Omaha operations in 1975 and became known as just the Kansas City Kings.
1977: New York Nets, one year after the ABA-NBA merger, become the New Jersey Nets. Although the Nets moved within the New York metropolitan area, they dramatically changed their primary market within the area. When representing "New York", they played in Nassau County on Long Island; their primary fanbase is now in New Jersey.
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.
2001: Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis.
2002: Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans.
2005: New Orleans Hornets moved to Oklahoma City following Hurricane Katrina. The relocation was temporary and the team moved back to New Orleans following the 2006-07 season.
2008: The Seattle SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder. The NBA plans to offer Seattle an expansion team in the next 5 years.
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