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With players like Les Selvage, Jeff Congdon and Steven Chubin, gracing the court for the Anaheim it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Anaheim Amigos played in Anaheim Convention Center from 1967 to 1968 before eventually folding and moving operations to Los Angeles in 1968 to become the Los Angeles Stars. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Anaheim Amigos was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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The ABA's Denver Rockets played in the Denver Auditorium Arena from 1967-1974 before making the move to the brand new McNichols Arena for the 1975 season. Playing at their new arena, the Nuggets edged the reigning champion Kentucky Colonels to make the '76 ABA Finals for the first time, eventually losing to the New York Nets. In preparation for the 1976 ABA and NBA Merger, the team renamed to the Denver Nuggets as the NBA already had a Rockets in Houston. 

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With players like Willie Somerset & DeWitt Menyard gracing the court for the Houston it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Houston Mavericks played in Sam Houston Coliseum from 1967 to 1969 before eventually folding and moving operations to Greensboro in 1969 to become the Carolina Cougars. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Houston Mavericks was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the ABA for the league's total nine seasons. Despite having the league's all-time best winning percentage (winning the ABA championship in 1975) and one of the league's best fan bases, the Colonels were not one of the teams chosen to join the NBA and they were forced to fold in 1976.

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With players like Mel Daniels gracing the court for the Minnesota it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Minnesota Muskies played in Met Center from 1967 to 1968 before eventually folding and moving operations to Miami in 1968 to become the Miami Floridians. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Minnesota Muskies was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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New Jersey Americans played in Teaneck Armory from 1967 to 1968 before eventually moving operations to Commack, NY in 1968 to become the New York Nets.  Under the Nets banner, they team won 2 ABA Titles (in '74 and '76) and were eventually welcomed into the NBA when the two leagues merged in 1976.  Unfortunately they kept the name Nets, vs. keeping the ever more awesome American's moniker.  

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With players like Larry Brown gracing the court for the New Orleans it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. New Orleans Buccaneers played in Loyola Field House from 1967 to 1969 and Tulane Gym from 1969 to 1970 before eventually folding and moving operations to Memphis in 1970 to become the Memphis Pros. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the New Orleans Buccaneers was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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Formed in February 1967 as the Oakland Americans, the organization was a charter member of the original ABA - changing its name to the Oaks prior to play that fall. To say the least, the Oaks were a tale of two seasons - going 22–56 in their first year (to date, the second-worst performance of any professional basketball team ever in a major league) to winning the ABA Championship in their second and final season. 

Despite winning the ABA championship, the Oaks were a failure at the box office, due in large part to the proximity of the NBA's Warriors. The team was sold and moved to Washington, D.C. for the 1969–70 season.

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With players like Connie Hawkins gracing the court for the Pittsburgh it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Pittsburgh Pipers played in Pittsburgh Civic Arena from 1967 to 1968 before moving operations to Minnesota in 1968 to become the Minnesota Pipers.  In just 1 year, the team returned to the Steel City, and in 1970 renamed the franchise the Pittsburgh Condors.  When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Pittsburgh Pipers was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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With players like Les Selvage, Jeff Congdon and Steven Chubin, gracing the court for the Los Angeles it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Los Angeles Stars played in L.A. Memorial  from 1968 to 1970 before eventually moving operations to Utah in 1970 to become the Utah Stars. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Los Angeles Stars was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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The Miami Floridians began as the Minnesota Muskies, a charter ABA franchise. The Muskies finished with the league's second-best record, but wretched attendance figures led owner Larry Shields to sell a minority stake to a group of Florida businessmen and moved the team to Miami. In order to pay leftover debts in Minnesota, Shields sold Rookie of the Year Mel Daniels to the Indiana Pacers, a deal now reckoned as the most lopsided trade in ABA history.  After just 4 years in FLA, showing no progress in profitability, the team was disbanded in June 1972.

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In the late 1960's, none of North Carolina's metropolitan areas were large enough to support a professional sports franchise on its own, so the Cougars were branded as a "regional" team and despite being technically based out of Greensboro, played their "home" games in a variety of arenas across the state.

Although the Cougars were moderately successful overall during their run from 1969-74 and had one of the most loyal fan bases in the ABA, talks toward an ABA-NBA merger were in the final stages, and it had become apparent that a "regional" franchise would not be viable in the NBA. 

The Cougars were sold to a consortium of New York businessmen and moved to St. Louis for the '74-75 season and renamed the Spirit of St. Louis.

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With players like Rick Barry & Warren Armstrong gracing the court for the Washington, D.C. it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Washington Caps played in Washington Coliseum from 1969 to 1970 before eventually folding and moving operations to Norfolk in 1970 to become the Virginia Squires. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Washington Caps was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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After a single season hiatus where Pittsburgh's ABA franchise moved to Minnesota, they returned back in 1969 as the Pittsburgh Pipers once again. A fresh start with a name change came for 1970-71 as the Pittsburgh Condors - but that didn't seem to improve things for the franchise as they had two terrible losing seasons, and to add insult to injury, became infamous for two promotional stunts (including giving away every unsold seat for free during one losing streak that sadly still only filled the arena 75%) that went terribly awry. The ABA cancelled the Pittsburgh franchise after the 1971-72 season.

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In 1970, after two struggling seasons, the Miami Floridians were purchased by a new owner, retired ad man Ned Doyle (best known for his imaginative Volkswagen ads) who wanted to make the team more regional (the team started playing games all over Florida: Miami, Tampa/St. Pete, Jacksonville, and West Palm Beach) - thus a name change was in order to just "The Floridians." Team colors were also changed to a bolder scheme of magenta, orange and black. 

Doyle used his advertising background to try and get more fans through the turnstiles. The Floridians became known for their scantily clad ball girls and crazy promotions. One program advertising the team's next two home games didn't even bother to mention the two teams they were going to play....instead, the program stated: "FREE PANTYHOSE--The Floridians return to the Convention Hall Thursday, Nov. 5, for Ladies Night, with pantyhose given away to the first 500 ladies through the turnstiles."

Other Floridians promotions included: live turkeys for Thanksgiving, 15 pounds of smoked fish (to one lucky fan!), 57 pounds of Irish potatoes on "Irish Night," 53 pumpkin pies, and free kegs of beer.

Despite the antics, the team's attendance never steadied and the franchise folded after the 71-72 season.

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From Anaheim to LA, eventually the Stars landed in what would become home in Salt Lake City from 1970-1976.  The Stars are widely considered one of the most successful teams in ABA history. They were also known for having some of the best fan support in the ABA, even up until the team folded in 1975.  (The Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround.)  When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Utah Stars was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory. 

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As with most teams in the ABA, the Squires began life as another team, first as the Oakland Oaks and then the Washington Caps upon the franchise's move to DC. They became the Squires the following year (1970-71 season) after yet another move to Roanoke, VA after being pushed out of town by the Baltimore Bullets who wanted to move their NBA franchise to Washington and of course be the only game in town.

The 1972–73 season marked the beginning of the Virginia Squires downturn. Although blessed with a combination of Julius Erving ("Dr. J") and a young George Gervin, the duo only played together late in the season and during the summer of 1973, Dr. J was sold to the New York Nets for cash. Soon, the Squires' attendance fell through the floor and never recovered, folding just after the 1975-76 season.

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With the likes of Cliff Hagan gracing the court for the Dallas it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Dallas Chaparrals played in Dallas Memorial Auditorium from 1967 to 1973 before eventually folding and moving operations to San Antonio in 1973 to become the Spurs. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the Spurs were just 1 of 6 teams welcomes into the league and the legend of the Dallas Chaparrals was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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Originally the Memphis Pros (arguable the least creative team in professional sports), In 1972, the team was purchased by Charles O. Finley, who also owned the Oakland A's and former NHL team Calfornia Golden Seals. In an attempt to drive some interest, they hosted a "Rename the Team" contest, with the TAMs winning the vote.  The nickname was an acronym for Tennessee – Arkansas – Mississippi, and the logo was a tam o'shanter-style hat in white, green and gold, which were also the new team colors, shared with the Athletics and Golden Seals.

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The San Diego Conquistadors (the "Q's" to their loyal fans and sportswriters) were an ABA rarity: an ABA expansion team. Their players for their first season (1972-73) were unprotected players taken from other ABA teams in a special expansion draft. Given the talent available in this pool, one national basketball publication predicted that in their first season, the Conquistadors would be "the worst team in organized professional basketball history. They turned out to be not so bad, but nevertheless lasted only a few seasons, folding in 1975.

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After his Memphis Tams posted the worst record in all of pro basketball during the 1973-74 season, team owner Charlie Finley refused to pay any more bills. The ABA itself was keeping the operation afloat. After four years of futility, it seemed impossible that a Memphis ABA franchise could continue, but with an ABA/NBA merger imminent, ABA Commissioner Mike Storen decided to step in. Given his past success building successful franchises in Indiana and Kentucky, Storen felt that he could turn around the Memphis franchise and make it viable for the NBA. 

Storen found several new local investors for the team (including Isaac Hayes and Al Wilson of Stax Records and Kemmons Wilson of Holiday Inn) and gave the franchise a complete facelift, including the nickname which he changed to the "Sounds." 

Despite making the playoffs, it was looking to finally be the end of the line for the ABA in Memphis. The league office gave the city of Memphis a strict deadline of June 1, 1975 to sell 4,000 season tickets, find new investors, and secure a more favorable lease at the Mid-South Coliseum. Predictably, none of this happened. The league took over the franchise and, in August 1975, the Sounds were sold to several businessmen in Baltimore who initially called their team the "Baltimore Hustlers" but then, with force from the league, changed to the "Baltimore Claws."

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Arriving as the Carolina Cougars in 1974, the Sprits of St. Louis, with memorable players like Moses Malone and sideline personalities Bob Costas calling the play by play.  The Spirits of St Louis last as one of the most memorable teams from the ABA, not from their play, or adoption in the NBA, but the media deal they struck, netting their ownership north of $500 million without having played a game since 1976.  

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Prior to the 1975–76 season a consortium of seven Maryland businessmen bought the troubled Memphis franchise for $1 million and relocated it to Baltimore, renaming it the Baltimore Claws. The team collapsed before the season started, playing only three exhibition games, all losses.  It could have been worse, they did want to rename the franchise the Baltimore Hustlers...so there's that.  When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Baltimore Claws was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory.

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Originally known as the Conquistadors, San Diego played as the Sails under a new owner for the 1975–1976 season, but folded before its completion (classic ABA).

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