League ceased operations on November 13, 1947.
RetroSeasons
RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
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Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA)
1947-48 PBLA Season Overview
Recap
George Mikan, who was the leagues best player and most recognized face, and the most recognized face of the early NBA, would get to the Lakers because of events of the PBLA. When the PBLA the NBL got the rights to the PBLA players, and the worst of the NBL teams would get the first pick. The worst NBL team from the previous season was the Detroit Gems, who had won just 4 games. The Gems had moved during the off-season to Minneapolis and became the Lakers.
Many interesting people would be associated with the PBLA; besides Mikan. Dutch Dehnert, one of the great Original Celtics would be the general manager of the Chattanooga Majors, and the eventual 38th president of the United State Gerald Ford Jr was the general manger of Grand Rapids.
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