Question: Who led the NBA franchise team that last appeared in the NBA playoffs in 2018 in the 2002-2003 season ?

text: List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
Active droughts -- NBA Playoffs series win droughts
Droughts updated through the 2019 playoffs . Playoff picture at NBA.com [ 4 ] 0^0 Longest drought in team history 0♦0 Most consecutive series losses in team history 0§0 Equals most consecutive series losses in team history
This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance droughts. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive non-playoffs. Aside from the NBA playoff appearance droughts, this list also includes droughts of series wins, appearances in the NBA Finals and NBA championship wins. The oldest such franchise is the Suns (51 seasons), while the Royals/Kings and the Hawks have even longer championship droughts (68 and 61 seasons, respectively). Six franchises have never been to the NBA Finals, the highest number among the major North American sports. The oldest such team is the Braves/Clippers franchise (49 seasons); the Kings and the Hawks have appearance droughts that are even longer (69 and 59 seasons, respectively). The longest a franchise has gone without appearing in the playoffs at all is 15 seasons: the Braves/Clippers franchise from 1977 to 1991. Of the 19 franchises that have won an NBA championship, 8 have droughts of 36 seasons or more, which is to say that the past 36 championships have been shared among only 11 franchises: the Lakers (8), Bulls (6), Spurs (5), Celtics (3), Pistons (3), Heat (3), Warriors (3), Rockets (2), Mavericks (1), Cavaliers (1), and Raptors (1). By contrast, the other three major North American sports have each had at least 16 franchises become champions over the same period of time.
Seasons since win Team Last series win in NBA Playoffs Losing streak Series losses - teams
15 Charlotte Hornets 2002 Eastern First Round 4 ♦ 2002 New Jersey Nets 2010 Orlando 2014 Miami 2016 Miami
15 Sacramento Kings 2004 Western First Round 3 2004 Minnesota 2005 Seattle 2006 San Antonio
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 2004 Western Semifinals 2 2004 Los Angeles Lakers 2018 Houston
11 Detroit Pistons 2008 Eastern Semifinals 4 2008 Boston 2009 Cleveland 2016 Cleveland 2019 Milwaukee
9 Orlando Magic 2010 Eastern Semifinals 4 2010 Boston 2011 Atlanta 2012 Indiana 2019 Toronto
9 Phoenix Suns 2010 Western Semifinals 1 2010 Los Angeles Lakers
8 Dallas Mavericks 2011 Finals 4 ♦ 2012 Oklahoma City 2014 San Antonio 2015 Houston 2016 Oklahoma City
7 Los Angeles Lakers 2012 Western First Round 2 2012 Oklahoma City 2013 San Antonio
6 New York Knicks 2013 Eastern First Round 1 2013 Indiana
5 Brooklyn Nets 2014 Eastern First Round 3 2014 Miami 2015 Atlanta 2019 Philadelphia
5 Indiana Pacers 2014 Eastern Semifinals 5 2014 Miami 2016 Toronto 2017 Cleveland 2018 Cleveland 2019 Boston
4 Chicago Bulls 2015 Eastern First Round 2 2015 Cleveland 2017 Boston
4 Memphis Grizzlies 2015 Western First Round 2 2015 Golden State 2016 San Antonio Spurs 2017 San Antonio Spurs
4 Los Angeles Clippers 2015 Western First Round 4 § 2015 Houston 2016 Portland 2017 Utah 2019 Golden State
3 Atlanta Hawks 2016 Eastern First Round 2 2016 Cleveland 2017 Washington
3 Miami Heat 2016 Eastern First Round 2 2016 Toronto 2018 Philadelphia
3 Oklahoma City Thunder 2016 Western Semifinals 4 ♦ 2016 Golden State 2017 Houston 2018 Utah 2019 Portland
2 Washington Wizards 2017 Eastern First Round 2 2017 Boston 2018 Toronto
2 San Antonio Spurs 2017 Western Semifinals 3 2017 Golden State 2018 Golden State 2019 Denver
1 New Orleans Pelicans 2018 Western First Round 1 2018 Golden State