NBA Playoff Appearances by Team

A complete listing of NBA playoff appearances by franchise and team name, including the seasons each team reached the postseason and total playoff appearances by franchise.

Appearances by Year Franchise Totals Never Made Playoffs Notes Related History

NBA Playoff Appearances by Team and Season

The following list preserves the historical team names used when each playoff appearance occurred. Franchise relocations and name changes are therefore shown separately where they appear in the historical data.

Team	Playoff Seasons
Anderson Duffey Packers	1950
Atlanta Hawks	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2026
Baltimore Bullets	1948, 1949, 1953
Baltimore Bullets	1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
Boston Celtics	1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Brooklyn Nets	2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Buffalo Braves	1974, 1975, 1976
Capitol Bullets	1974
Charlotte Bobcats	2010, 2014
Charlotte Hornets	2016
Charlotte Hornets	1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
Chicago Bulls	1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022
Chicago Stags	1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
Cincinnati Royals	1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Cleveland Cavaliers	1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Cleveland Rebels	1948
Dallas Mavericks	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
Denver Nuggets	1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
Detroit Pistons	1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2025, 2026
Fort Wayne Pistons	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
Golden State Warriors	1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025
Houston Rockets	1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025, 2026
Indiana Pacers	1981, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025
Indianapolis Olympians	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Kansas City Kings	1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
Kansas City-Omaha Kings	1975
Los Angeles Clippers	1992, 1993, 1997, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
Los Angeles Lakers	1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Memphis Grizzlies	2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
Miami Heat	1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Milwaukee Bucks	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Minneapolis Lakers	1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960
Minnesota Timberwolves	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
New Jersey Nets	1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
New Orleans Hornets	2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011
New Orleans Pelicans	2015, 2018, 2022, 2024
New York Knicks	1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025, 2026
Orlando Magic	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers	1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
Philadelphia Warriors	1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
Phoenix Suns	1970, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026
Portland Trailblazers	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2026
Rochester Royals	1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
Sacramento Kings	1986, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2023
Saint Louis Bombers	1947, 1948, 1949
Saint Louis Hawks	1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
San Antonio Spurs	1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2026
San Diego Rockets	1969
San Francisco Warriors	1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971
Seattle Supersonics	1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005
Sheboygan Redskins	1950
Syracuse Nationals	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Toronto Raptors	2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2026
Tri-Cities Blackhawks	1950
Utah Jazz	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Washington Bullets	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997
Washington Capitols	1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
Washington Wizards	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021

NBA Playoff Appearances by Franchise

The totals below are preserved from the original page. Unlike the season-by-season table above, these totals combine portions of franchise history under the abbreviated franchise names used in the original data.

Franchise	Playoff Appearances
Hawks	50
Celtics	63
Hornets	3
Bulls	35
Cavs	26
Mavs	25
Nuggets	31
Pistons	45
Warriors	38
Rockets	36
Pacers	28
Clippers	17
Lakers	66
Grizzlies	14
Heat	26
Bucks	37
Wolves	13
Nets	25
Pelicans	15
Knicks	46
Thunder	35
Magic	17
Sixers	54
Suns	33
Blazers	37
Kings	29
Spurs	40
Raptors	13
Jazz	31
Wizards	30
Bullets	3
Stags	4
Packers	1
Olympians	4
Capitols	4
Bombers	3
Rebels	1
RedSkins	1

Teams That Never Made the NBA Playoffs

The original page identifies the following teams as never having made the playoffs:

Indianapolis Jets
Providence Steamrollers
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Falcons
Pittsburgh Ironmen
Toronto Huskies
Milwaukee Hawks
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs
New Orleans Jazz
New York Nets
San Diego Clippers
Vancouver Grizzlies

Notes About the Data

Historical team names:
The season-by-season section keeps franchises under the team and city names shown in the original data. That is why teams such as the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Golden State Warriors, and several Kings franchise names appear separately.

Play-In Tournament:
Play-in games are not listed as official playoff appearances.