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.

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. 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 three 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 Atlanta Hawks. 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.

2025–26 standings

Notes y – Clinched division title pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot (locked into a play-in spot but not able to clinch a playoff spot directly)

Teams Team City Year From Joined Atlanta Hawks Atlanta, Georgia Central Division Charlotte Hornets (–; –present)Charlotte Bobcats (–) Charlotte, North Carolina — Miami Heat Miami, Florida Atlantic Division Orlando Magic Orlando, Florida Atlantic Division Washington Wizards Washington, D.C. Atlantic Division Notes denotes an expansion team.

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 crystal ball.

Division champions ^ Had or tied for the best regular season record for that season Season Team Record Playoffs result Miami Heat 59–23 (.720) Lost conference finals Miami Heat 52–30 (.634) Won NBA Finals Miami Heat 44–38 (.537) Lost first round Orlando Magic 52–30 (.634) Lost conference semifinals Orlando Magic 59–23 (.720) Lost NBA Finals Orlando Magic 59–23 (.720) Lost conference finals Miami Heat 58–24 (.707) Lost NBA Finals Miami Heat 46–20 (.697) Won NBA Finals Miami Heat^ 66–16 (.805) Won NBA Finals Miami Heat 54–28 (.659) Lost NBA Finals Atlanta Hawks 60–22 (.732) Lost conference finals Miami Heat 48–34 (.585) Lost conference semifinals Washington Wizards 49–33 (.598) Lost conference semifinals Miami Heat 44–38 (.537) Lost first round Orlando Magic 42–40 (.512) Lost first round Miami Heat 44–29 (.603) Lost NBA Finals Atlanta Hawks 41–31 (.569) Lost conference finals Miami Heat 53–29 (.646) Lost conference finals Miami Heat 44–38 (.537) Lost NBA Finals Orlando Magic 47–35 (.573) Lost first round Orlando Magic 41–41 (.500) Lost first round Atlanta Hawks 46–36 (.561) Lost first round

Titles by team Team Titles Season(s) won Miami Heat 12, , , , , , , , , , , Orlando Magic 6 , , , , , Atlanta Hawks 3 , , Washington Wizards 1 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 Season Team (record) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th2004: The Southeast Division was formed with five inaugural members. An expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats, joined the division. The Atlanta Hawks joined from the Central Division, while the Miami Heat, the Orlando Magic and the Washington Wizards joined from the Atlantic Division. Miami* (59–23) Washington* (45–37) Orlando (36–46) Charlotte (18–64) Atlanta (13–69) Miami^ (52–30) Washington* (42–40) Orlando (36–46) Charlotte (26–56) Atlanta (26–56) Miami* (44–38) Washington* (41–41) Orlando* (40–42) Charlotte (33–49) Atlanta (30–52) Orlando* (52–30) Washington* (43–39) Atlanta* (37–45) Charlotte (32–50) Miami (15–67) Orlando+ (59–23) Atlanta* (47–35) Miami* (43–39) Charlotte (35–47) Washington (19–63) Orlando* (59–23) Atlanta* (53–29) Miami* (47–35) Charlotte* (44–38) Washington (26–56) Miami+ (58–24) Orlando* (52–30) Atlanta* (44–38) Charlotte (34–48) Washington (23–59) Miami^ (46–20) Atlanta* (40–26) Orlando* (37–29) Washington (20–46) Charlotte (7–59) Miami^ (66–16) Atlanta* (44–38) Washington (29–53) Charlotte (21–61) Orlando (20–62) 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. Atlanta* (60–22) Washington* (46–36) Miami (35–47) Charlotte (33–49) Orlando (25–57) Miami* (48–34) Atlanta* (48–34) Charlotte* (48–34) Washington (41–41) Orlando (35–47) Washington* (49–33) Atlanta* (43–39) Miami (41–41) Charlotte (36–46) Orlando (29–53) Miami* (44–38) Washington* (43–39) Charlotte (36–46) Orlando (25–57) Atlanta (24–58) Orlando* (42–40) Charlotte (39–43) Miami (39–43) Washington (32–50) Atlanta (29–53) Miami+ (44–29) Orlando* (33–40) Charlotte† (23–42) Washington (25–47) Atlanta† (20–47) Atlanta* (41–31) Miami* (40–32) Washington* (34–38) Charlotte× (33–39) Orlando (21–51) Miami* (53–29) Atlanta* (43–39) Charlotte× (43–39) Washington (35–47) Orlando (22–60) Miami+ (44–38) Atlanta* (41–41) Washington (35–47) Orlando (34–48) Charlotte (27–55) Orlando* (47–35) Miami* (46–36) Atlanta× (36–46) Charlotte (21–61) Washington (15–67) Orlando* (41–41) Atlanta× (40–42) Miami* (37–45) Charlotte (19–63) Washington (18–64) Atlanta* (46–36) Orlando* (45–37) Charlotte× (44–38) Miami× (43–39) Washington (17–65)

Rivalries

Notes Because of a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule.

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External links NBA.com Team Index