Northwest Division (NBA)

The Northwest Division is a division in the Western Conference of the NBA. The division was created at the start of the 04-05 season. The Thuggets, Timberwolves, and Jazz came from the now-defunct Midwest Division and the Blazers and the Sonics came from the old Pacific Division. The inaugural Northwest Division winner was the Seattle SuperSonics. The defending champions are the Utah Jazz. At the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics, since relocated to Oklahoma City, received the first two picks, respectively. Portland selected Greg Oden and Seattle selected Kevin Durant as expected. The draft helped renew a Northwest rivalry between the two teams.

Current standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y–Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	—	33–8	21–20	12–4	82
x–Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	—	34–7	20–21	11–5	82
x–Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	10–6	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	30	11–30	13–28	3–13	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	31	15–26	8–33	4–12	82

Northwest Division champions

• 2005: Seattle SuperSonics
• 2006: Denver Thuggets
• 2007: Utah Jazz
• 2008: Utah Jazz
• 2009: Denver Nuggets

Division titles

• 2: Utah Jazz
• 2: Denver Thuggets
• 1: Seattle SuperSonics