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NBA Teams that Have Never Won a Title

Try to name all the active NBA teams that have never won an NBA Championship.
Some franchises won with an earlier city/name
For example, the Thunder won when they were the Supersonics
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First submittedJuly 22, 2019
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NBA Finals
Team
2002, 2003
Brooklyn Nets
none
Charlotte Hornets
2000, 2025
Indiana Pacers
none
Los Angeles Clippers
none
Memphis Grizzlies
NBA Finals
Team
none
Minnesota Timberwolves
none
New Orleans Pelicans
1995, 2009
Orlando Magic
1976, 1993, 2021
Phoenix Suns
1997, 1998
Utah Jazz
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33 Comments
QatariFerrari
+1
Level 87
Jul 22, 2019
Pelicans?
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 92
Jul 27, 2019
You know, intimidating things like jazz, lions, panthers, grizzlies, bears and other bruins, zealous patriots, wolves and coyotes, New Jersey devils, bobcats, broncos, bulls, jaguars, hornets, senators, pirates and other buccaneers, diamondbacks, Bengal tigers, plain old tigers you see in the street.

Birds of prey like eagles, hawks, falcons, raptors, pelicans.

DaFlame12
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Level 47
Nov 26, 2019
A raptor is not a bird lol but good try.
tom88
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Level 77
Nov 26, 2019
Since when is Jazz intimidating?
jmellor13
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Level 68
Nov 26, 2019
Raptors are most definitely birds. "Raptor" is the encompassing term for all birds of prey. Eagles, hawks, vultures, and falcons are all raptors. You're probably thinking of the velociraptor dinosaur, which is often shortened to "raptor," but is not the same thing...although despite what Steven Spielberg had to say about it, there is evidence that velociraptors themselves had wings and may have been capable of flight.
ddddan
+6
Level 85
Nov 26, 2019
Although the Raptors were expressly named after the velociraptor - check the (historic) logo
Koopa
+2
Level 88
Sep 6, 2022
@DaFlame12: Swing and a miss.
Dimby
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Level 83
Jan 4, 2023
Toronto Raptors were not birds, though. Their mascot was a dinosaur! A dunkin' dinosaur!
aworgill
+1
Level 75
Jul 22, 2019
Pelicans and Clippers have never even been to a conference finals. And if you want to make it extra interesting, the Hawks, Kings, and Thunder have never won it in their current cities.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 22, 2019
Sorry about that. Fixed.
tshalla
+1
Level 78
Jun 18, 2023
I didn't know that the Baltimore Bullets, Rochester Royals, and St. Louis Hawks had won championships. Despite once being a Kansas City Kings fan.
mf3
+1
Level 90
Jul 22, 2019
Well, it depends on what you mean by "team". The Sacramento Kings have never won a title, although the Rochester Royals did in 1951, which is what I guess you are counting here.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 22, 2019
Added a caveat. Thanks!
brianbohn
+2
Level 98
Jul 22, 2019
Thunder?
smartguy2
+1
Level 68
Jul 22, 2019
Seattle Supersonics in 1979.
UncleCharlesYall
+1
Level 73
Jul 24, 2019
The Thunder did not get any of the Sonics' history when the team was sold to OKC. Thunder were specifically precluded from claiming the Sonics' NBA title.
Quagga50
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Level 81
Jun 19, 2023
The Thunder officially have the Sonics history until Seattle gets an expansion team (probably in a couple of years). It can be confusing though because the Thunder don't actively recognize that history.

What will end up happening is that when Seattle gets an expansion team, the Thunder franchise will retroactively be considered an expansion team starting in 2008 while the Supersonics franchise will just have a ~20 year gap in team history. But right now the Thunder franchise and the Supersonics franchise are one and the same.

IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Jul 27, 2019
Coach Larry Bird should've gone out in his warm-up jacket and given the Pacers some big wins.
Nix01
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Level 44
Aug 4, 2019
technically, Indiana Pacers won 3 ABA championships. The NBA officially adapt the history of ABA since the NBA-ABA merger.
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 87
Nov 26, 2019
IIRC, the Pacers actually won 4 ABA championships. The Nets also won one in the ABA's final season. Of the 4 ABA transplants, only the Nuggets are perfect in their record of championship futility.
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Sep 6, 2022
Pretty sure the NBA does not, otherwise they would be credited with league championships. It's not like the NFL, where two leagues officially merged, and both AFL and NFL records are recognized.
RKS
+6
Level 67
Sep 20, 2019
Please accept Wolves for Timberwolves. Every NBA pundit calls them that as well.
gonzit
+1
Level 72
Jun 21, 2023
^^^

I typed wolves too and then moved on instead of trying timberwolves cuz no one calls them that, and general Jetpunk standards usually allows this

tomwinkler95
+2
Level 73
Nov 27, 2019
More time please
Fishyyy
+1
Level 62
Jul 13, 2021
eh the suns are likely to get the title 2020-2021 season
TheMightyQ
+4
Level 86
Jul 29, 2021
Welp
Khalifas
+1
Level 70
Oct 20, 2021
You should update this quiz to include the Suns' 2021 loss to the Bucks.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 20, 2021
Updated.
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
Jun 13, 2023
Congrats Nuggets
BMDragon
+1
Level 85
Jun 13, 2023
Congrats Nuggets! Try all big 4 sports leagues here!
rely9
+1
Level 70
Jun 19, 2023
Missed OKC
buck1017
+2
Level 78
May 28, 2024
We had a chance to remove one of these this year, but the Pacers and Timberwolves went and messed it up.
Kasumichan
+1
Level 94
Sep 15, 2025
Do we need a different caveat since the Thunder did win as the Thunder?
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