<page_title> Basketball Association of America </page_title> <section_title> League championships </section_title> <table> <cell> 1947 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Philadelphia Warriors <col_header> Champion </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1948 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Baltimore Bullets <col_header> Champion </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1949 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Minneapolis Lakers <col_header> Champion </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Philadelphia Warriors won the inaugural BAA championship in 1947, followed by the Baltimore Bullets and the Minneapolis Lakers in 1948 and 1949, respectively.