- Profile of the Golden State Warriors, who will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals. NBA titles: Two (1956, 1975) * The franchise was founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, and was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. * Won a championship in the inaugural season of the BAA, a league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association after its third season. ...