Before diving into the latest NBA standings, check out Sportsnaut’s latest NBA power rankings to find out who are the best teams in the new season, plus get a look at the 50 best NBA players in 2024-25. Without further ado, take a look at who are the current division and conference leaders in the current NBA standings.
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NBA Standings
Who is the #1 team in the NBA?
With the NBA regular season now underway, the defending champion Boston Celtics are viewed universally as the best team in the league at the start of the new season. In the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder are the top team in the conference to begin the season. However, the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Minnesota Timberwolves will make a run at the top spot in the NBA this season.
What’s the worst team in the NBA in 2024?
The season is still young, but the odds on favorites to be the worst team in the NBA in 2024 are the Detroit Pistons. The franchise won just 14 games last season and is not expected to do much better in the new year.
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Who will be NBA league MVP?
It is hard to gauge who will be the NBA league MVP in the 2024-25 season. But the players most likely to be candidates to get the award at the end of the season are Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards, and Jayson Tatum.
Who has the all-time NBA win record?
Along with having the most championships in NBA history, the Boston Celtics also own the most wins by any franchise in NBA history. The organization from Beantown has 3,570 wins and counting.
Who won the NBA Finals in 2024?
The Boston Celtics had been one of the best teams in the NBA for the last few seasons. But they just couldn’t get over the championship hump. Well, they did that in 2024 when they brought the franchise their 18th NBA title by beating the Dallas Mavericks in five games.
Recent NBA Finals winners
- 2024: Boston Celtics (5 games vs Dallas Mavericks)
- 2023: Denver Nuggets (5 games vs Miami Heat)
- 2022: Golden State Warriors (6 games vs Boston Celtics)
- 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (6 games vs Phoenix Suns)
- 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (6 games vs Miami Heat)
- 2019: Toronto Raptors (6 games vs Golden State Warriors)
- 2018: Golden State Warriors (4 games vs Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 2017: Golden State Warriors (5 games vs Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (7 games vs Golden State Warriors)
- 2015: Golden State Warriors (6 games vs Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 2014: San Antonio Spurs (5 games vs Miami Heat)
- 2013: Miami Heat (7 games vs San Antonio Spurs)
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