Longest NBA Title Droughts, Active and All-Time

The longest currently active NBA Title drought belongs to the Sacramento Kings, who have gone 73 seasons without winning the NBA Finals.

	Team	Years	Start Year	Drought Start
1	Sacramento Kings	73	1952	Won 1951 Finals
2	Atlanta Hawks	66	1959	Won 1958 Finals
3	Phoenix Suns	56	1969	Joined NBA
4	Los Angeles Clippers	54	1971	Joined NBA
5	New York Knicks	51	1974	Won 1973 Finals
6	Utah Jazz	50	1975	Joined NBA
7	Brooklyn Nets	48	1977	Joined NBA
	Indiana Pacers	48	1977	Joined NBA
9	Portland Trail Blazers	47	1978	Won 1977 Finals
10	Washington Wizards	46	1979	Won 1978 Finals
11	Oklahoma City Thunder	45	1980	Won 1979 Finals
12	Philadelphia 76ers	41	1984	Won 1983 Finals
13	Charlotte Hornets	36	1989	Joined NBA
14	Minnesota Timberwolves	35	1990	Joined NBA
	Orlando Magic	35	1990	Joined NBA
16	Houston Rockets	29	1996	Won 1995 Finals
	Memphis Grizzlies	29	1996	Joined NBA
18	Chicago Bulls	26	1999	Won 1998 Finals
19	New Orleans Pelicans	22	2003	Joined NBA
20	Detroit Pistons	20	2005	Won 2004 Finals
21	Dallas Mavericks	13	2012	Won 2011 Finals
22	Miami Heat	11	2014	Won 2013 Finals
23	San Antonio Spurs	10	2015	Won 2014 Finals
24	Cleveland Cavaliers	8	2017	Won 2016 Finals
25	Toronto Raptors	5	2020	Won 2019 Finals
26	Los Angeles Lakers	4	2021	Won 2020 Finals
27	Milwaukee Bucks	3	2022	Won 2021 Finals
28	Golden State Warriors	2	2023	Won 2022 Finals
29	Denver Nuggets	1	2024	Won 2023 Finals

	Team	Years	Start Year	End Year
1	Sacramento Kings	73	1952	Active
2	Atlanta Hawks	66	1959	Active
3	Phoenix Suns	56	1969	Active
4	Los Angeles Clippers	54	1971	Active
5	New York Knicks	51	1974	Active
6	Utah Jazz	50	1975	Active
7	Milwaukee Bucks	49	1972	2021
8	Brooklyn Nets	48	1977	Active
	Indiana Pacers	48	1977	Active
10	Portland Trail Blazers	47	1978	Active
11	Washington Wizards	46	1979	Active
	Denver Nuggets	46	1977	2023
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	45	1980	Active
	Cleveland Cavaliers	45	1971	2016
15	Philadelphia 76ers	41	1984	Active
16	Detroit Pistons	40	1949	1989
17	Golden State Warriors	39	1976	2015
18	Charlotte Hornets	36	1989	Active
19	Minnesota Timberwolves	35	1990	Active
	Orlando Magic	35	1990	Active
21	Dallas Mavericks	30	1981	2011
22	Houston Rockets	29	1996	Active
	Memphis Grizzlies	29	1996	Active
24	Chicago Bulls	26	1999	Active
	Houston Rockets	26	1968	1994
26	Chicago Bulls	24	1967	1991
27	Toronto Raptors	23	1996	2019
28	New Orleans Pelicans	22	2003	Active
	San Antonio Spurs	22	1977	1999
30	Boston Celtics	21	1987	2008
	New York Knicks	21	1949	1970
32	Detroit Pistons	20	2005	Active
33	Golden State Warriors	18	1957	1975
34	Miami Heat	17	1989	2006
	Los Angeles Lakers	17	1955	1972
36	Washington Bullets	16	1962	1978
37	Boston Celtics	15	2009	2024
	Philadelphia 76ers	15	1968	1983
39	Dallas Mavericks	13	2012	Active
	Detroit Pistons	13	1991	2004
41	Miami Heat	11	2014	Active
	Los Angeles Lakers	11	1989	2000
	Seattle SuperSonics	11	1968	1979
	Philadelphia 76ers	11	1956	1967
45	San Antonio Spurs	10	2015	Active
46	Los Angeles Lakers	9	2011	2020
47	Cleveland Cavaliers	8	2017	Active
	St. Louis Hawks	8	1950	1958
	Boston Celtics	8	1949	1957
50	Los Angeles Lakers	7	1973	1980
	Philadelphia Warriors	7	1949	1956

The longest all time NBA Title drought belongs to the Sacramento Kings, who also have the longest active drought at 73 seasons.