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1948-49: Minneapolis Jumps to BAA  湖人转投BAA</STRONG>

Before the 1948-49 season began the Minneapolis Lakers, Rochester Royals, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and Indianapolis Kautskys (later renamed the Jets) jumped to the Basketball Association of America. The BAA was already an eight-team league that included franchises in such major markets as New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. The addition of the four NBL teams now gave the league the big-name players it needed.

在1948—49赛季开始之前，湖人, Rochester Royals(罗切斯特皇家队), Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons（韦恩堡活塞队） and Indianapolis Kautskys（印第安纳波利斯考特斯基队，后来的喷气机队）投奔BAA，BAA已经拥有了18支球队，并占有纽约、波士顿、费城、芝加哥等大市场。这四支前NBL球队的加入让BAA得到了它所需要的大牌球星。
 
The biggest name of all was Mikan, and fans flocked to see him in every BAA city. When the Lakers arrived in New York to face the Knickerbockers, the marquee at Madison Square Garden read “George Mikan vs. Knicks.”

最有名气的便是Mikan，在每个拥有BAA球队的城市里，球迷们涌入球馆去看他的比赛。当时在湖人客场挑战Knickerbockers（尼克斯队）的时候，Madison Square Garden（麦迪逊广场花园）甚至打出了“麦肯VS尼克斯”的广告牌。

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