The National Basketball Association has experienced several franchise contractions, relocations, and renamings throughout its lengthy historical evolution. Early era teams that played brief stints in the league before folding include the Chicago Stags, St. Louis Bombers, Washington Capitols, Anderson Packers, and the Sheboygan Red Skins during the foundational decades of the league. Additionally, iconic modern relocations like the Seattle SuperSonics moving to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder mean that while the historic lineage remains, the specific team identity and geographic representation no longer exist in their original form.