<P> Numbers marked with * indicates that the number is counted from either the franchise's first year in the NBA or the first year of the league (1946, then known as the BAA). </P> <P> This list includes teams within the current NBA that have never won an NBA championship; sorted by the number of seasons played in the NBA . </P> <Table> Last team to leave list--Cleveland 2016 <Tr> <Th> Total seasons (NBA) </Th> <Th> Franchise </Th> <Th> Last NBA Finals appearance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 seasons </Td> <Td> Phoenix Suns (1968--2017) </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 seasons </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Clippers § (1984--2017) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 seasons </Td> <Td> Utah Jazz § (1979--2017) </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 seasons </Td> <Td> Denver Nuggets (1976--2017) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 seasons </Td> <Td> Indiana Pacers ‡ (1976--2017) </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 seasons </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Nets § ‡ (2012--2017) </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 seasons </Td> <Td> Minnesota Timberwolves (1989--2017) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 seasons </Td> <Td> Orlando Magic (1989--2017) </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 seasons </Td> <Td> Charlotte Hornets † (1988--2002) (2014--2017) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 seasons </Td> <Td> Toronto Raptors (1995--2017) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 seasons </Td> <Td> Memphis Grizzlies § (2001--2017) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 seasons </Td> <Td> New Orleans Pelicans † (2013--2017) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Total seasons (NBA) </Th> <Th> Franchise </Th> <Th> Last NBA Finals appearance </Th> </Tr>

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