| Conference | Eastern Conference |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| First season | 2004–05 season |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Most recent champion | Orlando Magic (6th title) |
| Most titles | Miami Heat (12 titles) |
TheSoutheast Division is one of the three divisions in theEastern Conference of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams: theAtlanta Hawks, theCharlotte Hornets, theMiami Heat, theOrlando Magic and theWashington Wizards.
The division was created at the start of the2004–05 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 theCentral Division, while the Heat, the Magic and the Wizards joined from theAtlantic 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, and2013) 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 the2021–22 season, the Southeast Division champion has received theEarl Lloyd Trophy, named after Hall of FamerEarl Lloyd.[2]
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat | 11 | 6 | .647 | – | 7–1 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 17 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.5 | 3–4 | 8–3 | 3–0 | 18 |
| Orlando Magic | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.5 | 7–3 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 18 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 13 | .235 | 7.0 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 17 |
| Washington Wizards | 1 | 15 | .063 | 9.5 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 0–2 | 16 |
Notes
Beginning with the2021–22 season, the Southeast Division champion has received theEarl 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 theWashington Capitols on October 31, 1950. The Lloyd Trophy consists of a 200-millimetre (7.9 in) crystal ball.[3]
| ^ | Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season |
| ^ | Denotes team that won theNBA championship |
| + | Denotes team that won theConference finals, but lost theNBA Finals |
| * | Denotes team that qualified for theNBA Playoffs |
| × | Denotes team that qualified for theNBA play-in tournament |
| † | Denotes team that did not qualify for the2020 NBA Bubble season restart |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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