photo source: Flickr via Michael Tipton The Houston Rocketswere founded as an expansion team in 1967 called the San Diego Rockets. The NBA wanted to add more team… See more

photo source: Flickr via Michael Tipton The Washington Wizardswere founded in 1961 as the Chicago Packers and have had several name changes over the years. The team has al… See more

photo source: Flickr via Michael Tipton The Los Angeles Lakersare the last team on this list that survived the NBA’s first decade, making it one of the oldest continuousl… See more

photo source: Flickr via Michael Tipton The Atlanta Hawkstrace their history to 1946 when the team was called the Buffalo Bisons and played in the National Basketball … See more