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Back to the Future: The 2003-04 NBA

By Trey Flynn

MINNEAPOLIS - MAY 23: Head coach Flip Saunders of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2004 NBA Playoffs at Target Center on May 23, 2004 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves won 89-71. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2004 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS - MAY 23: Head coach Flip Saunders of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2004 NBA Playoffs at Target Center on May 23, 2004 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves won 89-71. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2004 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 09: Head coach Flip Saunders of the Minnesota Timberwolves gestures during the game with the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on March 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 09: Head coach Flip Saunders of the Minnesota Timberwolves gestures during the game with the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on March 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /

The NBA has been split up by conferences and divisions for the entirety of its existence, but there was a division that was disbanded.

The NBA currently has two conferences – the Eastern and the Western conference. Those two conferences have been split up into three divisions over the past fourteen seasons. The Eastern conference consists of the Atlantic, Central, and Southeast division. The Western conference consists of the Northwest, Pacific, and Southwest division.

Fourteen seasons ago, during the 2003-04 NBA season, the NBA cut out their Midwest division. Funnily enough, the last winner of this division was the, Minnesota Timberwolves, who were led by MVP Kevin Garnett. Which didn’t do much for the Wolves, as they lost in the playoffs.

Today, the Central Division can be considered the league’s Midwestern-based division, with central having four former members of the Midwest Division.

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