 
 <translate> The relevant information to answer the above question is: 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.
Therefore, the answer is the 1979 -- 80 season. <ibo> Ihe ọmụma dị mkpa iji zaa ajụjụ a dị n'elu bụ: N'oge 1979 - 1980, mgbe ha nwesịrị ya n'oge a na-eme egwuregwu n'oge gara aga, NBA nakweere akara isi atọ n'agbanyeghị echiche nke ọtụtụ ndị na ọ bụ aghụghọ. Ya mere, azịza ya bụ oge 1979 - 80. 