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Wikipedia - Novo Basquete Brasil
Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB; English: New Basketball Brazil) is the Brazilian premier professional men's basketball league. It is organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB; English: National Basketball League), in a new format of Brazil's previous top-tier level basketball competition, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete (Brazilian Basketball Championship). The NBB is managed by the Brazilian basketball associations, which were founding members of the LNB.
History
2009 season
The NBB inaugural season didn't have the participation of founding-members Iguaçu, Londrina, Ulbra/Rio Claro, and Uberlândia.
2009–10 season
For the second NBB edition, the LNB confirmed the participation of 14 teams. Limeira and Bira-Lajeado could not keep their squads, thus did not join the season. On the other hand, Londrina joined the League, while an Araraquara/Palmeiras deal brought back to the national competition one of the most traditional Brazilian clubs.
2010–11 season
The 15 teams from the previous season confirmed their participation. The third NBB edition also featured former national and South American champions Uberlândia, who managed to gather a strong squad sponsored by Brasília's former partner, Universo. After a one-year hiatus, Limeira returned to the League. Besides that, first-timers Rio Claro and Iguaçu joined as well.
2012–13 season
For the first time, the NBB had eighteen participating teams, a record in the NBB's history. The three-time champion, Brasília, came once again as the title favorite. But their greatest rival Flamengo, assembled a team to break this hegemony, and thus win the NBB after four years. Uberlândia emerged as one of the favorites for the title, as well as São José. The rookies were the teams of Suzano, Mogi das Cruzes, Palmeiras, and Basquete Cearense. Of the four, the only team to qualify for the playoffs was Basquete Cearense. The last two were Tijuca and Suzano. Suzano, due to financial difficulties, dismounted their team to the championship final, while Tijuca played a small promotion tournament with Fluminense and Macaé, respectively champion and runner-up of Supercopa Brasil de Basquete. In the playoffs, a surprise: the champions of the past three editions were eliminated in the quarterfinals by São José. In the semifinals, Flamengo eliminated São José 3–2, and Uberlândia swept Bauru by 3–0. The final, played in one game in Rio de Janeiro, was won by the super-team of Flamengo, who after four years, won their second title of the NBB.
NBB rivalries
De NBB (Novo Basquete Brasil) is de nationale professionele basketbalcompetitie van Brazilië. De competitie werd in 2008 opgericht als vervanging van de Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete (CBB).
De NBB bestaat uit 16 teams die in twee divisies zijn verdeeld: de Noord-divisie en de Zuid-divisie. Elk team speelt 30 wedstrijden in het reguliere seizoen, waarin het tegen elk ander team in zijn eigen divisie twee keer speelt en tegen elk team in de andere divisie één keer.
De beste acht teams van elke divisie kwalificeren zich voor de play-offs, die een knock-outsysteem hanteren. Het team dat de finale wint, wordt gekroond tot kampioen van het NBB-seizoen.
Het NBB is een van de meest competitieve basketbalcompetities in Zuid-Amerika. Verschillende Braziliaanse nationale teamspelers spelen in de NBB, waaronder Leandro Barbosa, Anderson Varejão en Nenê.
**Belangrijke teams in het NBB:**
* Flamengo
* São Paulo
* Minas
* Paulistano
* Franca
* Bauru
* Brasília