More than half of the teams in the NBA qualify for the playoffs each season, so playoff droughts tend to be shorter than in other major sports – but there are still a few fanbases who have been waiting for more than a decade to celebrate a series win.
The Sacramento Kings have the longest playoff appearance drought at 14 seasons, followed by the Suns at 10 seasons – but which franchise has gone the longest between series wins?
The Raptors, Bucks, Rockets, Clippers, Celtics, Nuggets, Heat and Lakers all won playoff series in the bubble in 2020, so they are excluded from the list.
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Here are the longest playoff win droughts in the NBA, starting with the most recent series winners: