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Kings came from Kansas City didn't they? Kings matched the hallmark crown? That's what I had thought at least.
 
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Based Jesus said:
76ers as in 1776
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that's a dope piece of trivia. I never knew that. Is that just common knowledge and I'm just slow? That makes it way cooler to me now.
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If you like that one... San Francisco 49ers = 1849 which is when they had the gold rush
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mind=blown back to back like lakers 09 and 10.

i feel like these will definitely come up in trivia, and i'm a huge trivia guy. I'll file these away. wish i could rep you guys, but i exhausted my daily allotment, I swear we only get like 5 a day. feel free to rep me doh. lol.
 
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Freeze said:
 
Based Jesus said:
76ers as in 1776
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that's a dope piece of trivia. I never knew that. Is that just common knowledge and I'm just slow? That makes it way cooler to me now.
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If you like that one... San Francisco 49ers = 1849 which is when they had the gold rush
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49ers are why I know what year the gold rush was 
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 If it wasnt for them I'd have no idea
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lebron and his hair #family
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why the hell was his nose so big? 
 
here yall go.

Origins. a few interesting ones

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23115/origins-all-30-nba-team-names

Boston Celtics

Team owner Walter Brown personally chose Celtics over Whirlwinds, Olympians, and Unicorns (yes, Unicorns) as the nickname for Boston's Basketball Association of America team in 1946. Despite the warnings of one of his publicity staffers, who told Brown, "No team with an Irish name has ever won a damned thing in Boston," Brown liked the winning tradition of the nickname; the New York Celtics were a successful franchise during the 1920s.
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Chicago Bulls

According to the Chicago Bulls Encyclopedia, team owner Richard Klein was brainstorming nicknames for his new franchise in 1966 and wanted a name that portrayed Chicago's status as the meat capital of the world. Klein was considering Matadors and Toreadors when his young son exclaimed, "Dad, that's a bunch of bull!" The rest is somewhat dubious history.
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Cleveland Cavaliers

Fans voted Cavaliers the team nickname in 1970 in a poll conducted by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. The other finalists included Jays, Foresters, Towers, and Presidents. The Presidents nickname was presumably an allusion to the fact that seven former U.S. Presidents were born in Ohio, second only to Virginia. Jerry Tomko, who suggested Cavaliers in the contest, wrote, "Cavaliers represent a group of daring fearless men, whose life pact was never surrender, no matter what the odds." (Tomko's son, Brett, has been a big league pitcher since 1997.)
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Miami Heat

In October 1986, the owners of Miami's expansion franchise selected Stephanie Freed's Heat submission from more than 20,000 entries, which also included Sharks, Tornadoes, Beaches, and Barracudas.
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As far as I can tell, the only teams that have nicknames with nothing associated with the city are:

Hornets
Hawks
Wizards
Warriors
Cavilers
Nets
Trailblazers
Raptors


Teams that moved and kept relevant name:
Jazz
Kings
Grizzlies
 
Freeze said:
here yall go.

Origins. a few interesting ones

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23115/origins-all-30-nba-team-names
Boston Celtics

Team owner Walter Brown personally chose Celtics over Whirlwinds, Olympians, and Unicorns (yes, Unicorns) as the nickname for Boston's Basketball Association of America team in 1946. Despite the warnings of one of his publicity staffers, who told Brown, "No team with an Irish name has ever won a damned thing in Boston," Brown liked the winning tradition of the nickname; the New York Celtics were a successful franchise during the 1920s.
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Chicago Bulls

According to the Chicago Bulls Encyclopedia, team owner Richard Klein was brainstorming nicknames for his new franchise in 1966 and wanted a name that portrayed Chicago's status as the meat capital of the world. Klein was considering Matadors and Toreadors when his young son exclaimed, "Dad, that's a bunch of bull!" The rest is somewhat dubious history.
Click to expand...
Cleveland Cavaliers

Fans voted Cavaliers the team nickname in 1970 in a poll conducted by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. The other finalists included Jays, Foresters, Towers, and Presidents. The Presidents nickname was presumably an allusion to the fact that seven former U.S. Presidents were born in Ohio, second only to Virginia. Jerry Tomko, who suggested Cavaliers in the contest, wrote, "Cavaliers represent a group of daring fearless men, whose life pact was never surrender, no matter what the odds." (Tomko's son, Brett, has been a big league pitcher since 1997.)
Click to expand...
Miami Heat

In October 1986, the owners of Miami's expansion franchise selected Stephanie Freed's Heat submission from more than 20,000 entries, which also included Sharks, Tornadoes, Beaches, and Barracudas.
Click to expand...
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Miami Beaches would've been so beautiful. All those missed pun opportunities 
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Based Jesus said:
Freeze said:
here yall go.


Origins. a few interesting ones

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23115/origins-all-30-nba-team-names
Boston Celtics


Team owner Walter Brown personally chose Celtics over Whirlwinds, Olympians, and Unicorns (yes, Unicorns) as the nickname for Boston's Basketball Association of America team in 1946. Despite the warnings of one of his publicity staffers, who told Brown, "No team with an Irish name has ever won a damned thing in Boston," Brown liked the winning tradition of the nickname; the New York Celtics were a successful franchise during the 1920s.
Click to expand...
Chicago Bulls


According to the Chicago Bulls Encyclopedia, team owner Richard Klein was brainstorming nicknames for his new franchise in 1966 and wanted a name that portrayed Chicago's status as the meat capital of the world. Klein was considering Matadors and Toreadors when his young son exclaimed, "Dad, that's a bunch of bull!" The rest is somewhat dubious history.
Click to expand...
Cleveland Cavaliers


Fans voted Cavaliers the team nickname in 1970 in a poll conducted by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. The other finalists included Jays, Foresters, Towers, and Presidents. The Presidents nickname was presumably an allusion to the fact that seven former U.S. Presidents were born in Ohio, second only to Virginia. Jerry Tomko, who suggested Cavaliers in the contest, wrote, "Cavaliers represent a group of daring fearless men, whose life pact was never surrender, no matter what the odds." (Tomko's son, Brett, has been a big league pitcher since 1997.)
Click to expand...
Miami Heat


In October 1986, the owners of Miami's expansion franchise selected Stephanie Freed's Heat submission from more than 20,000 entries, which also included Sharks, Tornadoes, Beaches, and Barracudas.
Click to expand...
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Miami Beaches would've been so beautiful. All those missed pun opportunities :smh:
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lmaooooo facts.
 
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