List Of National Basketball Association Franchise Post-season Droughts

This is a list of National Basketball Association franchise post-season and NBA Finals droughts (spells of not winning). Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the date they entered the leagues.

NBA franchises with the longest post-season drought

Team, last appearance in post-season
Golden State Warriors, 1994
Los Angeles Clippers, 1997
Washington Wizards, 1997
Chicago Bulls, 1998
Cleveland Cavaliers, 1998
Atlanta Hawks, 1999
Seattle Supersonics, 2002
Toronto Raptors, 2002
Orlando Magic, 2003
Philadelphia 76ers, 2003
Phoenix Suns, 2003
Portland Trail Blazers, 2003
Utah Jazz, 2003
Boston Celtics, 2004
Dallas Mavericks, 2004
Denver Nuggets, 2004
Detroit Pistons, 2004
Houston Rockets, 2004
Indiana Pacers, 2004
Los Angeles Lakers, 2004
Memphis Grizzlies, 2004
Miami Heat, 2004
Milwaukee Bucks, 2004
Minnesota Timberwolves, 2004
New Jersey Nets, 2004
New Orleans Hornets, 2004
New York Knickerbockers, 2004
Sacramento Kings, 2004
San Antonio Spurs, 2004

NBA franchises with the longest NBA Finals drought

Team, last appearance in NBA Finals
Sacramento Kings, 1951
Atlanta Hawks, 1961
Cleveland Cavaliers, 1971 (never)
Los Angeles Clippers, 1971 (never)
Milwaukee Bucks, 1974
Golden State Warriors, 1975
Denver Nuggets, 1977 (never)
Washington Wizards, 1979
Dallas Mavericks, 1981 (never)
Boston Celtics, 1987
Miami Heat, 1989 (never)
New Orleans Hornets, 1989 (never)
Minnesota Timberwolves, 1990 (never)
Portland Trail Blazers, 1992
Phoenix Suns, 1993
Houston Rockets, 1995
Orlando Magic, 1995
Memphis Grizzlies, 1996 (never)
Toronto Raptors, 1996 (never)
Seattle Supersonics, 1996
Chicago Bulls, 1998
Utah Jazz, 1998
New York Knickerbockers, 1999
Indiana Pacers, 2000
Philadelphia 76ers, 2001
New Jersey Nets, 2003
San Antonio Spurs, 2003
Detroit Pistons, 2004
Los Angeles Lakers, 2004

NBA franchises with the longest NBA Finals crown drought

Team, last NBA Finals crown
Sacramento Kings, 1951
Atlanta Hawks, 1958
Phoenix Suns, 1969 (never)
Cleveland Cavaliers, 1971 (never)
Los Angeles Clippers, 1971 (never)
Milwaukee Bucks, 1971
New York Knickerbockers, 1973
Golden State Warriors, 1975
Utah Jazz, 1975 (never)
Denver Nuggets, 1977 (never)
Indiana Pacers, 1977 (never)
New Jersey Nets, 1977 (never)
Portland Trail Blazers, 1977
Washington Wizards, 1978
Seattle Supersonics, 1979
Dallas Mavericks, 1981 (never)
Philadelphia 76ers, 1983
Boston Celtics, 1986
Miami Heat, 1989 (never)
New Orleans Hornets, 1989 (never)
Minnesota Timberwolves, 1990 (never)
Orlando Magic, 1990 (never)
Houston Rockets, 1995
Memphis Grizzlies, 1996 (never)
Toronto Raptors, 1996 (never)
Chicago Bulls, 1998
Los Angeles Lakers, 2002
San Antonio Spurs, 2003
Detroit Pistons, 2004

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