The concluded National Basketball Association’s (NBA) season for the years 2016 and 2017 provides a hierarchical arrangement of all teams within both the Eastern and Western Conferences. This arrangement is determined by their respective win-loss records achieved throughout the regular season. Tie-breaking procedures are applied when teams possess identical records to establish final positioning.
The definitive order from this period serves as a crucial indicator of team performance and potential. It dictates playoff seeding, affording higher-ranked teams advantages such as home-court advantage. Furthermore, it offers a benchmark for evaluating team progress against prior years and helps inform future strategic decisions regarding player acquisition, coaching changes, and overall team development.