Southeast Division (NBA)

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Southeast Division
Conference Eastern Conference
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
First season 2004–05 season
No. of teams5
Most recent
champion(s)		 Orlando Magic (6th title)
Most titles Miami Heat (12 titles)
Southeast Division (NBA)
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Southeast Division Teams Location

The Southeast Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams: the Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat, the Orlando Magic and the Washington Wizards.

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The division was created at the start of the 2004–05 season, when the league expanded from 29 to 30 teams with the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats. The league realigned itself into three divisions in each conference. The Southeast Division began with five inaugural members, the Hawks, the Bobcats, the Heat, the Magic and the Wizards. [1] The Hawks joined from the Central Division, while the Heat, the Magic and the Wizards joined from the Atlantic Division. The Bobcats changed their name to the Hornets effective with the 2014–15 season, after which it assumed the history of the original Hornets from 1988 to 2002. The Hornets name was previously used by the now-New Orleans Pelicans from 2002 to 2013.

The Heat have won the most Southeast Division titles with 12, while the Magic have won six, the Hawks have won two and the Wizards have won one. The Heat won the Southeast Division in four consecutive seasons from 2011 to 2014, a record to this day. Miami's three championships (2006, 2012, and 2013) each came after winning the Southeast Division. The current division champions are the Orlando Magic. From 2004 through 2014, Florida's two state-based franchises, Miami and Orlando, won a combined ten straight division championships, a streak that was finally broken after Atlanta won with 60 wins in the 2015 season. Twice, in 2010 and 2014, four of five teams in the division made up half of the eight playoff teams in the postseasons of those two years.

Since the 2021–22 season, the Southeast Division champion has received the Earl Lloyd Trophy, named after Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd. [2]

2024–25 standings

Southeast Division WLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Orlando Magic 4141.500–22‍–‍1919‍–‍2212‍–‍482
pi – Atlanta Hawks 4042.4881.021‍–‍1919‍–‍2310‍–‍682
x – Miami Heat 3745.4514.019‍–‍2218‍–‍2310‍–‍682
Charlotte Hornets 1963.23222.012‍–‍297‍–‍341‍–‍1582
Washington Wizards 1864.22023.08‍–‍3310‍–‍317‍–‍982

Notes

Teams

TeamCityYearFrom
Joined
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta, Georgia 2004 Central Division
Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002; 2014–present)
Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2014)		 Charlotte, North Carolina 2004 —†
Miami Heat Miami, Florida 2004 Atlantic Division
Orlando Magic Orlando, Florida 2004 Atlantic Division
Washington Wizards Washington, D.C. 2004 Atlantic Division
Notes

Earl Lloyd Trophy

Beginning with the 2021–22 season, the Southeast Division champion has received the Earl Lloyd Trophy. As with the other division championship trophies, it is named after one of the African American pioneers from NBA history. Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in an NBA game, debuting for the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950. The Lloyd Trophy consists of a 200-millimetre (7.9 in) crystal ball. [3]

Division champions

^Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season
SeasonTeamRecordPlayoffs result
2004–05 Miami Heat Lost conference finals
2005–06 Miami Heat Won NBA Finals
2006–07 Miami Heat Lost first round
2007–08 Orlando Magic Lost conference semifinals
2008–09 Orlando Magic Lost NBA Finals
2009–10 Orlando Magic Lost conference finals
2010–11 Miami Heat Lost NBA Finals
2011–12 [a] Miami Heat Won NBA Finals
2012–13 Miami Heat^Won NBA Finals
2013–14 Miami Heat Lost NBA Finals
2014–15 Atlanta Hawks Lost conference finals
2015–16 Miami Heat Lost conference semifinals
2016–17 Washington Wizards Lost conference semifinals
2017–18 Miami Heat Lost first round
2018–19 Orlando Magic Lost first round
2019–20 Miami Heat Lost NBA Finals
2020–21 Atlanta Hawks Lost conference finals
2021–22 Miami Heat Lost conference finals
2022–23 Miami Heat Lost NBA Finals
2023–24 Orlando Magic Lost first round
2024–25 Orlando Magic Lost first round

Titles by team

TeamTitlesSeason(s) won
Miami Heat 12 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Orlando Magic 6 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–19, 2023–24, 2024–25
Atlanta Hawks 2 2014–15, 2020–21
Washington Wizards 1 2016–17
Charlotte Hornets 0

Season results

^Denotes team that won the NBA championship
+Denotes team that won the Conference finals, but lost the NBA Finals
*Denotes team that qualified for the NBA Playoffs
×Denotes team that qualified for the NBA play-in tournament
†Denotes team that did not qualify for the 2020 NBA Bubble season restart
SeasonTeam (record)
1st2nd3rd4th5th
2004–05 Miami* (59–23) Washington* (45–37) Orlando (36–46) Charlotte (18–64) Atlanta (13–69)
2005–06 Miami^ (52–30) Washington* (42–40) Orlando (36–46) Charlotte (26–56) Atlanta (26–56)
2006–07 Miami* (44–38) Washington* (41–41) Orlando* (40–42) Charlotte (33–49) Atlanta (30–52)
2007–08 Orlando* (52–30) Washington* (43–39) Atlanta* (37–45) Charlotte (32–50) Miami (15–67)
2008–09 Orlando + (59–23) Atlanta* (47–35) Miami* (43–39) Charlotte (35–47) Washington (19–63)
2009–10 Orlando* (59–23) Atlanta* (53–29) Miami* (47–35) Charlotte* (44–38) Washington (26–56)
2010–11 Miami + (58–24) Orlando* (52–30) Atlanta* (44–38) Charlotte (34–48) Washington (23–59)
2011–12 [a] Miami^ (46–20) Atlanta* (40–26) Orlando* (37–29) Washington (20–46) Charlotte (7–59)
2012–13 Miami^ (66–16) Atlanta* (44–38) Washington (29–53) Charlotte (21–61) Orlando (20–62)
2013–14 Miami + (54–28) Washington* (44–38) Charlotte* (43–39) Atlanta* (38–44) Orlando (23–59)
  • 2014: The Charlotte Bobcats were renamed Charlotte Hornets, and acquired the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002) from the New Orleans Pelicans.
2014–15 Atlanta* (60–22) Washington* (46–36) Miami (35–47) Charlotte (33–49) Orlando (25–57)
2015–16 Miami* (48–34) Atlanta* (48–34) Charlotte* (48–34) Washington (41–41) Orlando (35–47)
2016–17 Washington* (49–33) Atlanta* (43–39) Miami (41–41) Charlotte (36–46) Orlando (29–53)
2017–18 Miami* (44–38) Washington* (43–39) Charlotte (36–46) Orlando (25–57) Atlanta (24–58)
2018–19 Orlando* (42–40) Charlotte (39–43) Miami (39–43) Washington (32–50) Atlanta (29–53)
2019–20 Miami + (44–29) Orlando* (33–40) Charlotte† (23–42) Washington (25–47) Atlanta† (20–47)
2020–21 Atlanta* (41–31) Miami* (40–32) Washington* (34–38) Charlotte× (33–39) Orlando (21–51)
2021–22 Miami* (53–29) Atlanta* (43–39) Charlotte× (43–39) Washington (35–47) Orlando (22–60)
2022–23 Miami + (44–38) Atlanta* (41–41) Washington (35–47) Orlando (34–48) Charlotte (27–55)
2023–24 Orlando* (47–35) Miami* (46–36) Atlanta× (36–46) Charlotte (21–61) Washington (15–67)
2024–25 Orlando* (41–41) Atlanta× (40–42) Miami* (37–45) Charlotte (19–63) Washington (18–64)


Rivalries

Notes

References

Specific

  1. ↑ "Expansion Bobcats prompt change". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 17, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "NBA unveils new trophies for division winners named after 6 NBA legends". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 11, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "NBA Unveils Division Winner Trophies Named After Black Pioneers from League History". Bleacher Report. April 11, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jenkins, Lee (December 5, 2011). "'tis The Season". CNN Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

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