List of relocated National Basketball Association teams
Relocated teams
The list contains current franchises in the NBA. It does not include name changes.

List of relocated National Basketball Association teams

Section Title: Relocated teams
Table Section Text: The list contains current franchises in the NBA. It does not include name changes.

Team	First	Last	Relocated to	Seasons	Win%	PA	C	Main reason	Ref

Tri-Cities Blackhawks	1949	1951	Milwaukee Hawks*	2	.409	1	0

Milwaukee Hawks^	1951	1955	St. Louis Hawks*	4	.324	0	0

Fort Wayne Pistons	1948	1957	Detroit Pistons	9	.506	8	0	Small city

Rochester Royals	1948	1957	Cincinnati Royals*	9	.576	7	1	Lack of profitability

Minneapolis Lakers^	1948	1960	Los Angeles Lakers	12	.545	11	5	Poor attendance

Philadelphia Warriors^	1946	1962	San Francisco Warriors	16	.506	12	2	Sold to San Francisco owner

Chicago Zephyrs^	1961	1963	Baltimore Bullets*	2	.269	0	0

Syracuse Nationals	1949	1963	Philadelphia 76ers	14	.569	14	1

St. Louis Hawks	1955	1968	Atlanta Hawks	13	.550	12	1	Sold to Atlanta owners

San Diego Rockets^	1967	1971	Houston Rockets	4	.363	1	0	Low attendance

Cincinnati Royals	1957	1972	Kansas City–Omaha Kings*	15	.467	7	0

Baltimore Bullets	1963	1973	Capital Bullets§	10	.493	7	0

Kansas City–Omaha Kings	1972	1975	Kansas City Kings*	3	.459	1	0	Moved all games to Kansas City

Buffalo Braves	1970	1978	San Diego Clippers*	8	.395	3	0	Sale to California owner

New Orleans Jazz^	1974	1979	Utah Jazz	5	.393	0	0	Lack of profitability

San Diego Clippers	1978	1984	Los Angeles Clippers	6	.378	0	0	Poor attendance

Kansas City Kings	1975	1985	Sacramento Kings	10	.465	4	0	Low attendance

Vancouver Grizzlies	1995	2001	Memphis Grizzlies	6	.220	0	0	Financial problems caused by low attendance and the weak Canadian dollar; sold to Michael Heisley with the intention of moving the team to Memphis.

Charlotte Hornets^	1988	2002	New Orleans Hornets*	14	.486	7	0	Opposition to a referendum for a new arena in Charlotte, as well as declining attendance, demanded owner George Shinn to relocate the team to New Orleans.

New Orleans Hornets ^	2002	2005	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets*	3	.512	2	0	Damage to the New Orleans metropolitan area caused by Hurricane Katrina forced the Hornets to play most of their home games in Oklahoma City.

New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets^	2005	2007	New Orleans Hornets	2	.470	0	0	The Hornets would return to New Orleans for the 2007–08 season after repairs to the team's home arena were completed. Eventually, the Hornets would move back to Charlotte and the basketball team in New Orleans became the Pelicans.

Seattle SuperSonics	1967	2008	Oklahoma City Thunder	41	.524	22	1	Financial problems exacerbated by the failure to provide funds for a new arena in Seattle; sold to Clay Bennett in 2006 with the intention of moving the team to Oklahoma City.

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The Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008.

final_sentence: The Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008.