PBL Teams

Name: New York Gothams
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Owners: John Pickett
Key Players: Julius Erving, Manute Bol, Darryl Dawkins, Patrick Ewing, Darrell Walker

Name: Boston Shamrocks
Arena: Boston Garden
Owners: JFK Jr and Billy Sullivan
Key Players: Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, Vern Fleming, John Bagely, Jay Humphries

Name: Philadelphia Brothers
Arena: Palestra
Owners: Wilt Chamberlain, Robin Roberts, and Jerry Wolman
Key Players: Maurice Cheeks, Rory Sparrow, Brad Davis, Sam Bowie

Name: Washington Senators
Arena: McDonough Arena
Owners: Reginald Lewis
Key Players: Wayman Tisdale, Gene Banks, Sam Perkins, Thurl Bailey, Sleepy Floyd

Name: Seattle Pilots
Arena: Seattle Center Coliseum
Owners: Barry Ackerley
Key Players: Danny Ainge, Jack Sikma, John Stockton, Michael Cooper, AC Green

Name: San Francisco Sea Lions
Arena: Cow Palace
Owners: Barry Van Gerbig
Key Players: Bill Cartwright, James Donaldson, Kareem Adbul-Jabbar, Chris Mullin, Bernard King

Name: Los Angeles Jets
Arena: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Owners: Donald Sterling
Key Players: Leon Wood, Sidney Green, Michael Jordan, Mark Eaton, David Greenwood

Name: Phoenix Copperheads
Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Owners: Jerry Colangelo and John Sperling
Key Players: Jon Koncak, Cliff Levingston, Hakeem Olajuwon, Lafayette Lever, Byron Scott

I'll have a PBL Season Preview up next

Last edited by sportsfan7 (9/21/2020 1:42 pm)

Rugrat wrote:

Uh the Scorpions and Dragons happen to be the names of AltFL and AltHL teams. (i own the Scorpions) so i suggest you change the team names. Not demanding it but I think that's just a smarter option

Whoops. Like I said earlier, I've had this project sitting around for awhile and a couple of the names conflict with names on this site, so I changed them. I just forgot to this time. I'm sure it'll happen agin.

I know I said I would have a PBL preview up, but I decided to switch up the order a bit.

ABL Teams

Name: Charlotte Hornets
Arena: Charlotte Coliseum
Owners: George Shinn
Key Players: Mike Gminski, Buck Williams, Alex English, James Worthy, Benoit Benjamin

Name: Raleigh Cougars
Arena: Dorton Arena
Owners: Wilber Hardee
Key Players: John Lucas, Mike Evans, Purvis Short, Larry Smith, Larry Nance

Name: Richmond Royals
Arena: Richmond Coliseum
Owners: Earl Foreman
Key Players: Moses Malone, Charles Oakley, Ralph Sampson, Ed Pinckney, Mike Woodson

Name: Tidewater Privateers
Arena: Norfolk Scope and Hampton Coliseum
Owners: Robert Claytor
Key Players: Spud Webb, Elston Turner, TR Dunn, Walter Davis, Marques Johnson

Name: Atlanta Phoenix
Arena: Omni Coliseum
Owners: Carl Sanders and Rankin Smith Sr
Key Players: Charles Barkley, Orlando Woolridge, Dominique Wilkins, Kevin Willis, Karl Malone

Name: Nashville Titans
Arena: Memorial Gymnasium
Owners: Edward Gaylord
Key Players: Jeff Malone, Gerald Wilkins, Kurt Rambis, Clyde Drexler, Dale Ellis

Name: Tampa Bay Parrots
Arena: Curtis Hixon Hall
Owners: George Strawbridge
Key Players: Rickey Pierce, Reggie Theus, Artis Gilmore, Tom Chambers

Name: Miami Tropics
Arena: Dinner Key Auditorium
Owners: Micky Arison
Key Players: Rodney McCray, Robert Reid, Otis Thorpe, Xavier McDaniel

Name: Louisville Colonels
Arena: Louisville Gardens
Owners: John Brown Jr
Key Players: Joe Dumars, Adrian Dantley, Darrell Griffith, Mike Sanders, Michael Cage

Name: Indianapolis Cardinals
Arena: Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Owners: Richard Tinkham
Key Players: Jerry Sichting, Randy Wittman, Isiah Thomas, LaSalle Thompson

Name: Detroit Mustangs
Arena: Cobo Arena
Owners: Alfred Taubman and Bill Davidson
Key Players: Rickey Green, Terry Tyler, Magic Johnson, Steve Johnson

Name: Columbus Explorers
Arena: Taft Coliseum
Owners: Vernon Stouffer and Dave Thomas
Key Players: Larry Bird, John Long, Herb Williams, Mark West, Alvin Robertson

Name: Twin Cities Loons
Arena: St Paul Civic Center
Owners: George Mikan, Ben Berger and Irwin Jacobs
Key Players: John Paxson, Detlef Schrempf, Jim Petersen, Kiki Vandeweghe, Terry Porter

Name: Omaha Pioneers
Arena: Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum
Owners: Johnny Carson and William Galbraith
Key Players: Michael Adams, Steve Stipanovich, Rolando Blackman, Joe Barry Carroll

Name: Chicago Zephyrs
Arena: Chicago Stadium
Owners: Jerry Reinsdorf
Key Players: Doc Rivers, Bill Laimbeer, Terry Cummings, Derek Harper, Eddie Johnson

Name: Milwaukee Robins
Arena: MECCA Arena
Owners: Jim Fitzgerald
Key Players: Kevin McHale, Paul Pressey, Sidney Moncrief, Mark Aguirre, Bill Hanzlik

Drafts
*-Signed
Note: Len Bias signed with Washington, but died before the season started

PBL
Washington Senators- Len Bias*
Phoenix Copperheads- Chuck Person
Philadelphia Brothers- Brad Daugherty
San Francisco Sea Lions- Chris Washburn
Boston Shamrocks- William Bedford*
Seattle Pilots- Brad Sellers*
New York Gothams- Kenny Walker
Los Angeles Jets- John Salley

ABL
Raleigh Cougars- Brad Daugherty*
Tampa Bay Parrots- Chuck Person*
Columbus Explorers- Brad Sellers
Chicago Zephyrs- Ron Harper*
Milwaukee Robins- Len Bias
Louisville Colonels- Kenny Walker*
Atlanta Phoenix- John Salley*
Tidewater Privateers- Chris Washburn*
Richmond Royals- Dell Curry*
Nashville Titans- William Bedford
Detroit Mustangs- Roy Tarpley*
Twin Cities Loons- Johnny Dawkins*
Omaha Pioneers- Dennis Rodman*
Indianapolis Cardinals- John Williams*
Miami Tropics- Mark Price*
Charlotte Hornets- Dwayne Washington*

Other Rookie Signings:
New York Gothams- Walter Berry
Philadelphia Brothers- Maurice Martin and Harold Pressley
Charlotte Hornets- Mark Alarie
Louisville Colonels- Billy Thompson
Los Angeles Jets- Buck Johnson
Seattle Pilots- Anthony Jones
Chicago Zephyrs- Scott Skiles and Kevin Duckworth
Columbus Explorers- Ken Barlow
Twin Cities Loons- Jeff Hornacek

Last edited by sportsfan7 (9/23/2020 8:00 pm)

PBL Preview

One of 2 top-tier professional leagues to kick off this fall, the Premier Basketball League features 8 teams in large cities along the East and West coasts. Each PBL team will play 48 games, 8 against 3 division foes and 6 against the other 4 teams. The league will be broadcast on NBC and ESPN.

The preseason overall favorites are the New York Gothams, led by Julius Erving and Parick Ewing, supported by Darryl Dawkins. The Gothams are heavy favorites to win the Eastern Division. The remaining 3 teams seem to be competing for the second playoff spot. The Boston Shamrocks are led by “The Chief”, Robert Parish, and have the most star power of the bottom 3 teams. The Washington Senators are still getting over the tragic death of their #1 overall draft pick Len Bias, but the team still has a young core made up of NCAA legend Wayman Tisdale, Sleepy Floyd, Sam Perkins, and Thurl Bailey. The Philadelphia Brothers seem over-matched, with their only players of note being Maurice Cheeks and the injury prone Sam Bowie.

Out West, the overall quality of play increases and the standings should be tighter. The Seattle Pilots, the slight favorites, are led by John Stockton and his former Celtics teammate Danny Ainge, as well as Jack Sikma. They’ll face stiff competition from the Los Angeles Jets, who have Michael Jordan leading a solid supporting cast. Also in the mix figure to be the San Francisco Sea Lions, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar teaming up with St John’s standout Chris Mullin and University of San Francisco alum Bill Cartwright. Last, but certainly not least, out West are the Phoenix Copperheads, who hope the Hakeem Olajuwan and Lafayette “Fat” Lever, with some assistance from Byron Scott, can carry an underwhelming supporting cast into the playoffs.

Last edited by sportsfan7 (9/26/2020 11:39 am)