After convinced the Pistons to join, Chen Qiang already had five teams in his new league.

The Pistons have joined the NBL League, which is considered as Chen Qiang's dig for the NBL League. Since they have started digging for others, Chen Qiang doesn't mind going again, so he heads straight for Baltimore, Maryland. Chen Qiang's next target is the Baltimore Bullets.

Fans who are familiar with the NBA should know that the original name of the Washington Wizards was the Washington Bullets. Before that, the Washington Bullets were moved from Baltimore to Washington, which means that the Baltimore Bullets were the predecessor of the Washington Wizards.

However, the Baltimore Bullets, the predecessor of the Wizards, was established in 1961 and has nothing to do with the Baltimore Bullets in the 1940s. The Baltimore Bullets in the 1940s disbanded in 1954. Later, when Baltimore established a new team, he used the name of the Bullets in commemorating the former Bullets. The reason for this Bullets in the 1940s was that this Bullets once won the NBA championship, and it was the only team in the NBA that won the championship and then disbanded.

Similar situations are not uncommon in the United States. For example, today's Charlotte Hornets are not the original Charlotte Hornets. The first generation of Charlotte Hornets are the current New Orleans Pelicans. The first generation of Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans, became the New Orleans Hornets, and then changed their name to the Pelicans. The name "Hornets" was taken away by the original Charlotte Bobcats and became the current Charlotte Hornets.

Chen Qiang knew that the Baltimore Bullets were the predecessor of the Washington Wizards, but he didn't know that the Baltimore Bullets in the 1940s and the Baltimore Bullets in the 1960s were not the same team. When Chen Qiang heard the name of the Baltimore Bullets, he thought that this was the future Washington Wizards, so he had the idea of ​​poaching.

In the 1940s, the Baltimore Bullets played in the ABL League, which is the league with the most mobile and the most chaotic management. Moreover, there were no big money owners behind the Baltimore Bullets, so it was easy for Chen Qiang to convince the Baltimore Bullets. When Chen Qiang expressed his willingness to invest in the team, the Baltimore Bullets agreed to join without hesitation.

At this point, Chen Qiang's new league finally had six teams.

...

On the train back to New York, Chen Qiang has been thinking about the new alliance.

"There are still a little fewer teams. If it's at least eight teams! If it doesn't work, find two teams near New York to make up the numbers. At worst, they can give them the right to use Madison Square Garden."

New York's sports career is very developed. In the ABL and NBL leagues, many New York teams have appeared, but most of them have been disbanded after only one or two years.

If Chen Qiang wants to find two teams in New York to make up the numbers, it is actually not difficult. As long as Chen Qiang is willing to use Madison Square Garden as their home court, many New York City teams are willing to come. After all, everyone wants to play in a big field.

There is no guarantee of the strength of such a team that finds to make up the numbers. They are likely to be only at amateur or semi-professional level. If such a team appears on the court, it will affect the quality of the game and the viewing of the game.

So if you didn't really find another team, Chen Qiang wouldn't plan to find a bad team to make up the numbers.

"Edward Ireland has been a basketball promoter for almost twenty years. He must be more familiar with me in this regard. When I return to New York, I will hear his advice." Chen Qiang decided to ask professionals in this regard.

What Chen Qiang did not expect was that he met Edward Ireland as soon as he got off the train.

I saw Edward Ireland holding a briefcase and stopping a taxi, which looked like he had just got off the train after a long trip.

"Mr. Ireland." Chen Qiang called out Edward Ireland.

"Mr. Chen, I really didn't expect to meet you at the train station." Edward Ireland said with a look of joy.

"Are you going on a business trip in another place? Are you going to inspect the players?" Chen Qiang asked.

"I went to Buffalo first, and then to Washington." Edward Ireland paused and continued, "Mr. Chen, I have good news to tell you."

At this time, a taxi stopped, Chen Qiang pointed to the car door and said, "Let's get in the car and talk."

After the two got into the taxi, Edward Ireland said: "I found two new teams on this business trip, and they are willing to join the new basketball league."

Chen Qiang also looked happy. What he lacks now is the team, so Chen Qiang hurriedly asked, "What team is it."

"I went to Washington and met Bill Reinhardt, a basketball coach at the University of Washington. He introduced to me Mr. Miguel Youlin, the president of Congress Garden. Mr. Miguel Youlin, who is very interested in our new league and they plan to set up a new team." Edward Ireland paused and explained: "The Ulin Stadium in Washington belongs to Mr. Miguel Youlin. He is very interested in hosting basketball games in large stadiums."

"So that's it, I understand!" Chen Qiang nodded. He knew that Miguel Yulin was another stadium owner who lost money and planned to turn losses into profits through basketball games.

Yulin Stadium, later renamed Washington Stadium, was the largest stadium in Washington at that time. Although Yulin Stadium was not as large as Madison Square Garden, it could also sit 7,500 spectators. In the future, there were not many indoor stadiums that could sit 7,500 spectators in China.

After all, Washington is the capital of the United States, so Yulin Stadium often hosts some government activities. For example, when Roosevelt's 60th birthday was held, he once held a celebration at Yulin Stadium. Roosevelt's wife personally cut a 650-pound birthday cake at Yulin Stadium. After Roosevelt ate the cake, he probably got a little more eye for cerebral thrombosis.

The future President Eisenhower's inauguration ball and the first concert of the Beatles in the United States were also held at Yulin Stadium.

Because government events are often held, the operation of Yulin Stadium is quite good, but as a capitalist, he naturally pursues profit maximization. The owner of Yulin Stadium Miguel Yulin hopes that his stadium can operate continuously for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year, so as to bring him the greatest profit.

So when Miguel Yulin learned that Chen Qiang planned to establish a new basketball league and all played in the big stadium, he decided to join in, hoping to make more money through basketball.

"Since there is a team that I am willing to join, I'm so eager to do so. I don't know what the team in Washington is going to be called?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Miguel Yulin is the president of Capitol Gardens, so this team is going to be called the Washington Capitol!" Edward Ireland answered.

"Washington Capitol!" Chen Qiang nodded. He had an impression of this name. He was one of the earliest teams in the NBA, but it was disbanded in the early 1950s.

The Washington Capitol team has achieved the highest NBA win rate of 81.7% in history. This record was not broken by the Philadelphia 76ers led by the peak Chamberlain in 1967. The reason why the Washington National Tower is so powerful is because their head coach is the legendary coach, the "cardinal" Arnold Auerbach!

After talking about the Washington Capitol, Chen Qiang continued to ask: "You just said that there are two teams that want to join, where is the other team?"

"Didn't I just say I went to Buffalo first, and the other team is Buffalo." Edward Ireland then introduced: "There is a Buffalo Memorial in Buffalo, which is a public facility built by the local government. At present, the daily operating expenses of this Buffalo Memorial occupy a large amount of the Yili County finances. So when the Yili County government learned that it could make money from basketball games, it planned to form a team to participate."

"The government has formed a team to participate in the professional sports league, which is rare in the United States." Chen Qiang said with a smile.

"The Erie County Government is mainly responsible for providing the venue and part of the funds. The team has two shareholders, one is Ferris and the other is Kona." Edward Ireland answered.

"Ferris? I seem to have heard of this name." Chen Qiang frowned and began to recall.

"He is the owner of a sporting goods company," Edward Ireland introduced.

"I remembered it!" Chen Qiang nodded suddenly: "I saw him at a dance, but I didn't expect him to invest in a team. So what's the name of this team?"

"It should be called the Buffalo Buffalo!" Edward Ireland answered.

"This is quite in line with Buffalo's characteristics." Chen Qiang said with a smile.

Buffalo is the second largest city in New York, second only to New York City. There were once groups of bisons here, which was a place for Indians to hunt. North American bison is commonly known as "Buffalo", which is also the origin of the city's name.

However, Chen Qiang has never heard of the name Buffalo Buffalo. I think it is not a team that can survive.

"Is the Buffalo Memorial Hall very large?" Chen Qiang continued.

"The scale is not small and the operating expenses are also very high. It is said that the finance department of Yili County has already conducted an assessment. Each game must attract at least 3,000 spectators to watch, which will maintain the balance of income and expenditure at the Buffalo Memorial." Edward Ireland said.

"Although Buffalo is not a small city, a new basketball league may not attract too many viewers. What if there are less than 3,000 spectators? Will this team be disbanded? I don't want the team to disband before a season's game is finished." Chen Qiang said.

"I thought about this, too, so I asked Ferris, one of the shareholders, and he secretly told me that he actually prepared a second plan. If the Erie County government is unwilling to continue the team, he will move the team to Illinois, and cities near the Mississippi River will welcome a new team." Edward Ireland answered.

"Illinois? Wouldn't you move to Chicago? It's a bit far from New York!" Chen Qiang said.

Edward Ireland shook his head: "It's definitely not Chicago. Ferris told me that if it really moved, it might be one of the three cities, Maureen, Rock Ayland, or Davenport, and it might also allow these three cities to share a team."

"Three cities share a team?" Chen Qiang was slightly stunned and suddenly thought of a team.

"Why does this sound so much like the Three City Blackhawks? Could it be that the newly established Buffalo Manatee is the predecessor of the Three City Blackhawks?" Chen Qiang said in his heart.

When the NBA was first established in 1949, there was a team called the Three Cities Blackhawks. The team moved to Milwaukee in 1951 and was renamed the Hawks. In 1955, the Milwaukee Hawks moved to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Hawks. In 1968, the St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta, which is today's Atlanta Hawks.

Many information about the history of the Hawks began with the Three Cities Black Hawks, and very few information describes the Buffalo team that moved out of Buffalo. In history, the Buffalo Buffalo once participated in the Baa League game and defeated the Syracuse National Citizens 50-39 in the first game. (Guess which team this Syracuse National Citizens is in the future?)

At this time, Chen Qiang had already guessed that the Buffalo Buffalo team was likely to be the future Atlanta Hawks based on the information provided by Edward Ireland.

"It seems that there is another team worth investing in!" Chen Qiang sighed in his heart.

...

Chen Qiang finally gathered eight teams, and the new basketball league was finally taken.

The eight teams are the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia Warriors, the Rochester Royals (Future Kings), Fort Wayne Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, the Washington Capitol, and the Buffalo Bisons (Future Hawks).

In order to discuss the rules and schedule of the new league, Chen Qiang held the first meeting of the new league in New York.

In addition to Chen Qiang, Boston Celtics owner Walter Brown, Philadelphia Warriors owner Peter Tyrel, Rochester Royal General Manager and Coach Leicester Harris, Fort Wayne Pistons owner Fred Zorner, Baltimore Bullets general manager and coach Ben Kramer, Washington Capitol owner Miguel Yulin, and Buffalo Buffalo Bison general manager Ferris were all present.

In the conference room, Chen Qiang sent everyone the documents that had been prepared long ago.

"I plan to name our new alliance nationalbasketballassoiation, referred to as nba. I have also designed a special logo for the new alliance. You can open the files in your hands, and the first page is in the middle." Chen Qiang asked.

When everyone opened the first page of the file, they saw a logo in the middle. This logo consisted of blue, white and red. On the left is blue, on the right is red, on the middle is a human figure dribbling. There are three letters "nba" in the lower left corner of the blue area.

Chen Qiang’s logo directly copied the future NBA logo. Chen Qiang naturally had to use such a classic logo.

There were not so many details in the sports league at that time. Neither the ABL League nor the NBL League designed a special logo. Chen Qiang's classic NBA logo instantly conquered the local buns here.
Chapter completed!