Talk:List of defunct NBA teams

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"Defunct" doesn't mean the same thing as "moved".

Someone rushed to place the SuperSonics on the list, but even if the Oklahoma City team doesn't get Seattle's franchise rights, the franchise will continue to exist, until either the rights run out, or Seattle gets another team. "Defunct" means that the franchise is officially discontinued.

supersoulty (talk) 02:08, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the above, but I imagine this will continue to be confusing for many readers. For example, the first line of the Supersonics article reads "The Seattle SuperSonics ... were an American professional basketball team ..." I'm aware that there are many teams that have been relocated and kept the same team name, but off the top of my head I don't know how many have been flat out renamed (Bullets > Wizards is at least one I can think of). Assuming there are a handful, it seems like a viable solution would be to create a page similiar to this one entitled something along the lines of "List of renamed NBA teams" -- or even "List of relocated NBA teams." Perhaps I'll do it if I get some free time.

mileslivingston

Denver nugets is NOT a defunct team!!! they are in the NBA right now!!!! please fix!! Desertfox79 (talk) 13:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The entry refers to the original Nuggets franchise that existed for one season in the NBA (1949-50). It is not affiliated with the current franchise, and merely shares the same name (the source of your confusion). See Denver Nuggets (original). — Myasuda (talk) 14:45, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]