Active Playoff Streaks for each NBA Team

Detail of consecutive years with or without Playoffs for all current NBA teams. From the best to the worst, each active Playoffs made/missed streaks and the team's performance during those seasons.

Which team has the longest active streak of Playoffs appearances? And which has missed the Playoffs the most times? Here are the answers.

Note: If the final year is '2022' it means the team has not yet officially qualified nor missed the 2023 Playoffs.

NBA Champions = NBA Champions during the streak

= Positive streak /
= Negative streak
Active Playoffs Streaks for each Current NBA Team
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Rk
Team
Active Playoff Streak
Seasons
Season
W-L
(%)
Playoffs
W-L
(%)
Ch
1. Boston Celtics 9 Playoffs made 2015-2023 432-279 (.608) 52-50 (.510) -
2. Milwaukee Bucks 7 Playoffs made 2017-2023 353-195 (.644) 43-30 (.589) 1
3. Philadelphia 76ers 6 Playoffs made 2018-2023 295-171 (.633) 25-25 (.500) -
Utah Jazz 6 Playoffs made 2017-2022 294-178 (.623) 21-30 (.412) -
5. Denver Nuggets 5 Playoffs made 2019-2023 246-138 (.641) 21-27 (.438) -
6. Brooklyn Nets 4 Playoffs made 2019-2022 169-139 (.549) 8-17 (.320) -
7. Dallas Mavericks 3 Playoffs made 2020-2022 137-92 (.598) 14-17 (.452) -
Memphis Grizzlies 3 Playoffs made 2021-2023 141-87 (.618) 7-10 (.412) -
Miami Heat 3 Playoffs made 2020-2022 137-90 (.604) 25-18 (.581) -
10. Atlanta Hawks 2 Playoffs made 2021-2022 84-70 (.545) 11-12 (.478) -
Phoenix Suns 2 Playoffs made 2021-2022 115-39 (.747) 21-14 (.600) -
12. Chicago Bulls 1 Playoffs made 2022-2022 46-36 (.561) 1-4 (.200) -
Cleveland Cavaliers 1 Playoffs made 2023-2023 48-28 (.632) 0-0 (-) -
Golden State Warriors 1 Playoffs made 2022-2022 53-29 (.646) 16-6 (.727) 1
Minnesota Timberwolves 1 Playoffs made 2022-2022 46-36 (.561) 2-4 (.333) -
New Orleans Pelicans 1 Playoffs made 2022-2022 36-46 (.439) 2-4 (.333) -
Toronto Raptors 1 Playoffs made 2022-2022 48-34 (.585) 2-4 (.333) -
18. Los Angeles Clippers 1 Playoffs missed 2022-2022 42-40 (.512) - - -
Los Angeles Lakers 1 Playoffs missed 2022-2022 33-49 (.402) - - -
New York Knicks 1 Playoffs missed 2022-2022 37-45 (.451) - - -
Portland Trail Blazers 1 Playoffs missed 2022-2022 27-55 (.329) - - -
Washington Wizards 1 Playoffs missed 2022-2022 35-47 (.427) - - -
23. Indiana Pacers 2 Playoffs missed 2021-2022 59-95 (.383) - - -
Oklahoma City Thunder 2 Playoffs missed 2021-2022 46-108 (.299) - - -
Orlando Magic 2 Playoffs missed 2021-2022 43-111 (.279) - - -
26. Houston Rockets 3 Playoffs missed 2021-2023 55-175 (.239) - - -
27. Detroit Pistons 4 Playoffs missed 2020-2023 79-216 (.268) - - -
San Antonio Spurs 4 Playoffs missed 2020-2023 118-182 (.393) - - -
29. Charlotte Hornets 7 Playoffs missed 2017-2023 235-306 (.434) - - -
30. Sacramento Kings 16 Playoffs missed 2007-2022 467-809 (.366) - - -