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OK - here's one. Which NBA franchise has existed under the most different names and what were all those names?
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Rats.....and I researched and answered MTD Sr.s question too. Interesting!
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OK - here's one. Which NBA franchise has existed under the most different names and what were all those names?
Without looking it up I will guess the Sacramento Kings, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Kansas City Kings, Cincinnati Royals, Rochester Royals.
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Not sure what the Baltimore Bullets were prior to that name, but they were the Capitol Bullets & Washington Bullets prior to becoming the Washington Wizards. [insert Jay Leno's joke here]
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Not sure what the Baltimore Bullets were prior to that name, but they were the Capitol Bullets & Washington Bullets prior to becoming the Washington Wizards. [insert Jay Leno's joke here]
They started as the Chicago Packers, then became the Chicago Zephyrs before moving to Baltimore. They changed their name in Chicago from the Packers because there was a lot of backlash from Bears fans, as you can imagine, even though the number of meat packers in Chicago was about a few thousand more than there ever were in Green Bay, so there was some validity to the nickname.
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Chicago Zephyrs.
Zephyrs; from the Latin Zephyrus, god of breaking wind.
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I guess the NBA player who has had the most names is on the Spurs. He started as Anthony Parker, then became Tony Parker, now is Tony Longoria-Parker.

And you know something? I can't blame him for the last change. WOW!

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Coach - he hit the ball - and it's a fundamental principle of this game that you cannot foul the ball.
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Not sure what the Baltimore Bullets were prior to that name, but they were the Capitol Bullets & Washington Bullets prior to becoming the Washington Wizards. [insert Jay Leno's joke here]
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They started as the Chicago Packers, then became the Chicago Zephyrs before moving to Baltimore. They changed their name in Chicago from the Packers because there was a lot of backlash from Bears fans, as you can imagine, even though the number of meat packers in Chicago was about a few thousand more than there ever were in Green Bay, so there was some validity to the nickname.
When can we give them back?
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OK - here's one. Which NBA franchise has existed under the most different names and what were all those names?
Rochester Royals
Cincinnati Royals
Kansas City/Omaha Kings
Kansas City Kings
Sacramento Kings
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OK - here's one. Which NBA franchise has existed under the most different names and what were all those names?
1) Chicago Packers.........'61-'62
2) Chicago Zephyrs.........'62-'63
3) Baltimore Bullets........'63-'73
4) Capital Bullets............'73-'74
5) Washington Bullets......'74-'97
6) Washington Wizards.....'97-Present
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