 
 <translate> To answer this question, we should know that: In the 1979 -- 80 season, after having tested it in the previous pre-season, the NBA adopted the three-point line despite the view of many that it was a gimmick. So, the answer is the 1979 -- 80 season. <ibo> Iji zaa ajụjụ a, anyị kwesịrị ịma nke a: N'afọ 1979 - 1980, mgbe ha nyochachara ya n'afọ ndị bu ya ụzọ, ndị NBA ji akara isi atọ mee ihe n'agbanyeghị na ọtụtụ ndị chere na ọ bụ aghụghọ. Ya mere, azịza ya bụ oge 1979 - 80. 