What NBA team has gone the longest without a championship?

The oldest such franchise is the Suns (54 seasons), while the Royals/Kings and the Hawks have even longer championship droughts (71 and 64 seasons, respectively). Six franchises have never been to the NBA Finals, the highest number among the major North American sports.
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What is the longest team without a championship NBA?

1. Sacramento Kings: 71 Seasons (Last Title 1950-51)
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What are the longest teams without a championship?

The Phoenix Suns have the longest championship drought by a team without a single title. They are one of 11 teams without an NBA championship. After losing in the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics have now gone 14 years without winning a title.
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Which NBA team has never won a championship?

The Indiana Pacers, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Brooklyn Nets, the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Utah Jazz, the Charlotte Hornets, the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves have never won an NBA championship.
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Who never missed a NBA game?

Mikal Bridges has never missed a game in his college and NBA career.
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Longest NBA Championship Droughts By Team (2021)



What NBA team has never lost in the finals?

Chicago Bulls have never lost a final

In fact, out of all 21 teams that have made two NBA final appearances or more, the Bulls are the only side to have never lost a final.
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Who hasn't been in the playoffs the longest?

The three longest playoff droughts in league history began well before the first Super Bowl was played. Two teams have gone 25 straight seasons without making a postseason appearance. Washington's drought went from 1946 through 1970, while the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals' drought went from 1949 through 1973.
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Has there ever been a 16 0 team?

The 2007 New England Patriots were the first NFL team to achieve a perfect 16-0 regular season record, and seemed destined to go down as the greatest team ever until their stunning defeat in Super Bowl XLII.
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Has any team won 3 championships in a row?

As of 2022, the Lakers are the last team of the 4 major American professional sports (NHL, MLB, NFL, & NBA) to accomplish the three-peat.
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Has a NBA team ever went 82 0?

So Has an NBA team ever gone 0-82 or 82-0? No team has ever won or lost all 82 games in a single season. The best record ever was 73 wins and 9 losses by the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors.
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What is the least successful NBA team?

The Sacramento Kings have recorded the most losses with 3,187. The Boston Celtics lead the association with the most played games, with 5,950. Conversely, the Pelicans have played the fewest overall games, with 1,604.
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What is the longest playoff drought in NBA history?

Longest NBA Playoff Streaks and Droughts
  • San Antonio Spurs – 22 seasons (1998-2019) ...
  • Portland Trail Blazers – 21 seasons (1983-2003) ...
  • Utah Jazz – 20 seasons (1984-2003) ...
  • Sacramento Kings – 15 seasons (2007-present) ...
  • Los Angeles Clippers – 15 seasons (1977-1991) ...
  • Minnesota Timberwolves – 13 seasons (2005-2018)
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What do you call 4 championships in a row?

“Four-peat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-peat. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.
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Has any QB won 2 national championships?

McCarron played college football at Alabama, where he became the first quarterback to win consecutive BCS National Championship Games with victories in 2012 and 2013. He also received the Maxwell, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, and Kellen Moore Awards.
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Has any team ever won 4 straight championships?

The Yankees boast an astonishing 27 World Series titles, which is an MLB record. They've gone on numerous streaks, taking home four championships in a row from 1936 to 1939, five in a row from 1949 to 1953 and three in a row from 1998 to 2000.
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Has any team went 19 0?

Apart from the 1972 Dolphins, three NFL teams have completed undefeated and untied regular seasons: the 1934 Chicago Bears, the 1942 Chicago Bears, and the 2007 New England Patriots.
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Has a number 16 ever beaten a 1?

UMBC is the only No. 16 seed to ever beat a No. 1 seed since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
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Has a team ever came back from 3 0?

2004 ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees, 4-3

Like something out of a storybook, the Red Sox not only ended their 86-year World Series title drought, they did it after forging a comeback from a 3-0 series deficit against the Yankees.
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Has a 50 win team ever missed the playoffs?

A 50 win NBA team has never missed the playoffs.
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Has any team never made it to the playoffs?

Every current NFL team has reached playoffs

And as it turns out, all 32 active NFL teams have qualified for and even won a game in the playoffs.
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Has any team ever swept the entire playoffs?

The 7-0 Astros are the third club in the Wild Card era (since 1994) to reach the World Series without a playoff game loss. The 2007 Rockies and 2014 Royals both came into their Fall Classics undefeated but lost their World Series. No team has finished undefeated in the postseason since the 1976 Reds.
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What is the biggest lost in NBA history?

Here's a list of the top five blowouts in NBA history.
  • Memphis Grizzlies (152) versus Oklahoma City Thunder (73) – December 2, 2021. ...
  • Cleveland Cavaliers (148) versus Miami Heat (80) – December 17, 1991. ...
  • Indiana Pacers (124) versus Portland Trailblazers (59) – February 2, 1998.
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Who lost most NBA championships?

The Los Angeles Lakers have the most series losses by a team in the NBA Finals, with 15 losses.
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Who has the most wins in sports history?

Bill Russell. And the winningest winner in sports history is none other than basketball legend Bill Russell. Russell led the University of San Francisco to three Final Fours and two National Championships while averaging upwards of 20 points and 20 rebounds throughout his college career.
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