NBA Playoffs 2023 Seedings
Apr 11 2023
I haven't paid attention to the playoffs in a while. They added a play-in tournament in 2021 to determine seeds 7 and 8 in each conference. #7 plays #8 and the winner is the 7th seed. #9 and #10 play and the winner plays the loser of #7/#8 and that winner is the 8th seed.
Like for NFL I'm rooting for my favorite team (the Kings) first then it's kind of by who hasn't won a championship longest. Below is the original list:
Teams that have never been in the Finals, by order of founding in NBA (or joining NBA for Denver).
1. Los Angeles Clippers
2. Denver Nuggets
3. Minnesota Timberwolves
4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. New Orleans Pelicans
Teams that have been to Finals 11+ years ago but never won championship.
6. Brooklyn Nets
Teams that have won championships but not in the last 10 years, by order of # championships.
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Atlanta Hawks
9. Oklahoma City Thunder
10. New York Knicks
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Chicago Bulls
Teams that have played in the Finals in the last 10 years but not won Finals, by order of least recent latest appearance.
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Boston Celtics
Teams that have won a championship in the last 10 years, by order of least recent latest championship.
15. Miami Heat
16. Cleveland Cavaliers
17. Toronto Raptors
18. Los Angeles Lakers
19. Milwaukee Bucks
20. Golden State Warriors
Eastern Conference
10. Bulls --- 1. Bucks -------
|------------ |--------------
9. Raptors -- |---------------- 8. ------------- |
Heat | |--------------
|------------ 4. Cavaliers --- | |
| |-------------- |
| 5. Knicks ------ |
| |--------------
| 2. Celtics ----- | |
8. Hawks ---- Hawks |-------------- | |
|---------------------------- 7. Hawks ------- | | |
7. Heat ----- |-------------- |
3. 76ers ------- | |
|-------------- |
6. Nets -------- |
|
Western Conference |--------------
|
10. Thunder --- 1. Nuggets ----- |
|---------------- |-------------- |
9. Pelicans --- |---------- 8. ------------- | |
| |-------------- |
|---------------- 4. Suns -------- | | |
| |-------------- | |
| 5. Clippers ---- | |
| |--------------
| 2. Grizzlies --- |
8. Timberwolves --- |-------------- |
|---------------------- 7. ------------- | |
7. Lakers --------- |--------------
3. Kings ------- |
|--------------
6. Warriors ----
Like for NFL I'm rooting for my favorite team (the Kings) first then it's kind of by who hasn't won a championship longest. Below is the original list:
Teams that have never been in the Finals, by order of founding in NBA (or joining NBA for Denver).
1. Los Angeles Clippers
2. Denver Nuggets
3. Minnesota Timberwolves
4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. New Orleans Pelicans
Teams that have been to Finals 11+ years ago but never won championship.
6. Brooklyn Nets
Teams that have won championships but not in the last 10 years, by order of # championships.
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Atlanta Hawks
9. Oklahoma City Thunder
10. New York Knicks
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Chicago Bulls
Teams that have played in the Finals in the last 10 years but not won Finals, by order of least recent latest appearance.
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Boston Celtics
Teams that have won a championship in the last 10 years, by order of least recent latest championship.
15. Miami Heat
16. Cleveland Cavaliers
17. Toronto Raptors
18. Los Angeles Lakers
19. Milwaukee Bucks
20. Golden State Warriors