What are the teams that have yet to taste the most important stage?
This content is taken from an article by Raunak J for Sportskeedatranslated into Italian by the Around the Game editorial staff for Around the Game.
With the Regular Season drawing to a close, the attention of franchises, players and fans shifts towards the arrival of the postseason. The Playoffs start soon, and there things will get really interesting.
The goal, of course, is to achieve NBA Finals. The most coveted stage by players and not only, the one where the history of the league and its legacy is written.
And yet, there are several teams that have never made it there. Those in business, for example, are six. Let’s see what they are:
The best result in Grizzlies history remains the Conference Finals in the 2012-13 season.
However, the new technical project, led by Taylor Jenkins on the bench and Ja Morant on the field, seems to be able to give hope
The Hornets appear much further away, still far from the positions that count.
In their history, they have also never reached the Conference Finals.
- #4 – Los Angeles Clippers
In the last decade they have had several very competitive rosters, but something has always been missing.
The mission is now in the hands of Kawhi Leonard.
- #3 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Except for the 2003-04 season sharp led by Kevin Garnett, the Timberwolves have never come close to fighting for the NBA title.
And again this year, the NBA Finals seem like a mirage.
- #2 – New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans, first Hornets and then Pelicans, has a relatively short history in the NBA, starting only in 2002.
They capped off their best playoff run in 2007-08, as they reached the conference semifinals and were eliminated in Game 7 by the San Antonio Spurs.
Twice in the Western Conference Finals, in 1984-85 and 2008-09, but never in the NBA Finals.
For the Nuggets, this season must be the turning point, and the almost mortgaged first seed bodes well. All in the hands of Nikola Jokic and his companions
