| YEAR | FRANCHISE MOVED: | RELOCATED TO: |
| 1951 | Tri Cities Hawks (City?) | Milwaukee Hawks |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Detroit Pistons |
| 1957 | Rochester Royals | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Warriors | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1963 | Chicago Zephyrs | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1963 | Syracuse Nationals | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1968 | St. Louis Hawks | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1971 | San Diego Rockets | Houston Rockets |
| 1971 | San Francisco Warriors | Golden State Warriors (Oakland) |
| 1972 | Cincinnati Royals | Kansas City Kings |
| 1973 | Baltimore Bullets | Capital Bullets (name change: Washington Bullets; Washington Wizards) |
| 1978 | Buffalo Braves | San Diego Clippers |
| 1979 | New Orleans Jazz | Utah Jazz (Salt Lake City) |
| 1984 | Kansas City Kings | Sacramento Kings |
| 1984 | San Diego Clippers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2002 | Charlotte Hornets | New Orleans Hornets |