Kadeem Allen is playing basketball on a contract with the team that is in the league that originally began with how many teams?
Kadeem Allen Kadeem Frank Allen (born January 15, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Celtics' NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. He was selected with the 53rd pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
1946–47 BAA season The 1946–47 BAA season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America. (Following its third, the 1948–49 season, the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA.) The league launched with 11 teams playing a 60-game schedule. The postseason tournament at its conclusion, the 1947 BAA Playoffs, ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the first BAA Champion, beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals.