 The Minneapolis Lakers were an NBA team that was moved from Detroit to Minneapolis in 1947.During their stay in Minneapolis, the Lakers won the 1947–48 National Basketball League (NBL) championship, then joined four other NBL teams in joining the Basketball Association of America (BAA), where they won the 1948–49 BAA championship.After the 1948–49 season, the NBL and the BAA merged to become the NBA.