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    Everything about the NBA’s Northwest Division, including rookies, current standings, and rosters

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    Everything about the NBA’s Northwest Division, including rookies, current standings, and rosters

    Everything about the NBA’s Northwest Division, including rookies, current standings, and rosters: One of the three divisions in the NBA’s Western Conference, the Northwest Division of NBA is a popular one. The Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Utah Jazz all play in this division. The Northwest Division is by far the most geographically large of the six. The Nuggets, Trail Blazers, and Jazz are closer to the Pacific Division, the Thunder are closer to the Southwest Division, and the Timberwolves are closer to the Central Division.

    Everything about the NBA's Northwest Division, including rookies, current standings, and rosters: One of the three divisions in the NBA's Western Conference

    Foundation

    The division was made at the start of the 2004–2005 season when the Charlotte Bobcats joined the league and made it up to 30 teams. The league was changed so that each conference now has three divisions. The Nuggets, the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Jazz were the first teams in the Northwest Division. The Trail Blazers and SuperSonics came from the Pacific Division. The Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Jazz came from the Midwest Division, which no longer exists.

    More about the teams

    The Utah Jazz won their fifth division title in the 2021–22 NBA season, making them the most recent team to win a division title. The SuperSonics-Thunder franchise has triumphed in the most number of Northwest Division titles, i.e., six titles. The Nuggets and Jazz each have won five, the Trail Blazers have won two, and the Timberwolves have never won a Northwest Division title. All four teams that made the playoffs in 2009–10 had more than 50 wins, and all four teams that made the playoffs in 2018–19 had at least 49 wins.

    The Northwest Division winners would get the Sam Jones Trophy, named after Hall of Famer Sam Jones, starting in 2021–2022.

    Standings of 2021-2022

    Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
    Utah Jazz49330.5981529–1220–2115–182
    Denver Nuggets48340.5851623–1825–166–1082
    Minnesota Timberwolves46360.5611826–1520–2112–482
    Portland Trail Blazers27550.3293717–2410–311–1582
    Oklahoma City Thunder24580.2934012–2912–296–1082

    Teams

    TeamCityYearFrom
    Joined
    Denver NuggetsDenver, Colorado2004Midwest Division
    Minnesota TimberwolvesMinneapolis, Minnesota2004Midwest Division
    Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–present)Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008)Oklahoma City, OklahomaSeattle, Washington2004Pacific Division
    Portland Trail BlazersPortland, Oregon2004Pacific Division
    Utah JazzSalt Lake City, Utah2004Midwest Division

    Division champions

    SeasonTeamRecordPlayoffs result
    2004–05Seattle SuperSonics52–30 (.634)Lost Conference Semifinals
    2005–06Denver Nuggets44–38 (.537)Lost First Round
    2006–07Utah Jazz51–31 (.622)Lost Conference Finals
    2007–08Utah Jazz54–28 (.659)Lost Conference Semifinals
    2008–09Denver Nuggets54–28 (.659)Lost Conference Finals
    2009–10Denver Nuggets53–29 (.646)Lost First Round
    2010–11Oklahoma City Thunder55–27 (.671)Lost Conference Finals
    2011–12Oklahoma City Thunder47–19 (.712)Lost NBA Finals
    2012–13Oklahoma City Thunder60–22 (.732)Lost Conference Semifinals
    2013–14Oklahoma City Thunder59–23 (.720)Lost Conference Finals
    2014–15Portland Trail Blazers51–31 (.622)Lost First Round
    2015–16Oklahoma City Thunder55–27 (.671)Lost Conference Finals
    2016–17Utah Jazz51–31 (.622)Lost Conference Semifinals
    2017–18Portland Trail Blazers49–33 (.598)Lost First Round
    2018–19Denver Nuggets54–28 (.659)Lost Conference Semifinals
    2019–20Denver Nuggets46–27 (.630)Lost Conference Finals
    2020–21Utah Jazz52–20 (.722)Lost Conference Semifinals
    2021–22Utah Jazz49–33 (.598)Lost First Round

    Titles by team

    TeamTitlesSeason(s) won
    Seattle SuperSonics/ Oklahoma City Thunder62004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
    Denver Nuggets52005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–19, 2019–20
    Utah Jazz52006–07, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22
    Portland Trail Blazers22014–15, 2017–18
    Minnesota Timberwolves0–

    Seasonwise results

    SeasonTeam (record)
    1st2nd3rd4th5th
    2004: Five teams joined the Northwest Division at the start. From the Pacific Division, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics joined, and from the Midwest Division, the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Utah Jazz joined.
    2004–05Seattle (52–30)Denver (49–33)Minnesota (44–38)Portland (27–55)Utah (26–56)
    2005–06Denver (44–38)Utah (41–41)Seattle (35–47)Minnesota (33–49)Portland (21–61)
    2006–07Utah (51–31)Denver (45–37)Portland (32–50)Minnesota (32–50)Seattle (31–51)
    2007–08Utah (54–28)Denver (50–32)Portland (41–41)Minnesota (22–60)Seattle (20–62)
    2008: The Seattle SuperSonics moved and turned into the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    2008–09Denver  (54–28)Portland  (54–28)Utah  (48–34)Minnesota (24–58)Oklahoma City (23–59)
    2009–10Denver  (53–29)Utah  (53–29)Portland  (50–32)Oklahoma City  (50–32)Minnesota (15–67)
    2010–11Oklahoma City  (55–27)Denver  (50–32)Portland  (48–34)Utah (39–43)Minnesota (17–65)
    2011–12Oklahoma City+ (47–19)Denver  (38–28)Utah  (36–30)Portland (28–38)Minnesota (26–40)
    2012–13Oklahoma City  (60–22)Denver  (57–25)Utah (43–39)Portland (33–49)Minnesota (31–51)
    2013–14Oklahoma City  (59–23)Portland  (54–28)Minnesota (40–42)Denver (36–46)Utah (25–57)
    2014–15Portland  (51–31)Oklahoma City (45–37)Utah (38–44)Denver (30–52)Minnesota (16–66)
    2015–16Oklahoma City  (55–27)Portland  (44–38)Utah (40–42)Denver (33–49)Minnesota (29–53)
    2016–17Utah  (51–31)Oklahoma City  (47–35)Portland  (41–41)Denver (40–42)Minnesota (31–51)
    2017–18Portland  (49–33)Oklahoma City  (48–34)Utah  (48–34)Minnesota  (47–35)Denver (46–36)
    2018–19Denver  (54–28)Portland  (53–29)Utah  (50–32)Oklahoma City  (49–33)Minnesota (36–46)
    2019–20Denver  (46–27)Oklahoma City  (44–28)Utah  (44–28)Portland  (35–39)Minnesota† (19–45)
    2020–21Utah  (52–20)Denver  (47–25)Portland  (42–30)Minnesota (23–49)Oklahoma City (22–50)
    2021–22Utah  (49–33)Denver  (48–34)Minnesota  (46–36)Portland (27–55)Oklahoma City (24–58)

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