| Team | W | L | % | result |
| Boston | 66 | 16 | 0.805 | Winner of the NBA cup, invited to WorldNBA tourney |
| Detroit | 59 | 23 | 0.72 | invited to WorldNBA tourney in '09 |
| L.A. Lakers | 57 | 25 | 0.695 | invited to WorldNBA tourney in '09 |
| San Antonio | 56 | 26 | 0.683 | invited to WorldNBA tourney in '09 (edged out New O on heads-up) |
| New Orleans | 56 | 26 | 0.683 | invited to next years FIBA cup |
| Houston | 55 | 27 | 0.671 | invited to fictional Desert Classic Cup hosted by Phoenix |
| Phoenix | 55 | 27 | 0.671 | invited to fictional Desert Classic Cup hosted by Phoenix |
| Utah | 54 | 28 | 0.659 | invited to fictional Desert Classic Cup hosted by Phoenix |
| Orlando | 52 | 30 | 0.634 | invited to fictional Desert Classic Cup hosted by Phoenix |
| Dallas | 51 | 31 | 0.622 | invited to next years FIBA cup, and to fictional tourney in Phoenix |
| Denver | 50 | 32 | 0.61 | selected to open season in USBA cup in '09 (against Olympiacos) |
| Golden State | 48 | 34 | 0.585 | selected to open season in USBA cup in '09 (against Tau Ceramica) |
| Cleveland | 45 | 37 | 0.549 | |
| Washington | 43 | 39 | 0.524 | |
| Toronto | 41 | 41 | 0.5 | |
| Portland | 41 | 41 | 0.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 40 | 42 | 0.488 | |
| Sacramento | 38 | 44 | 0.463 | |
| Atlanta | 37 | 45 | 0.451 | |
| Indiana | 36 | 46 | 0.439 | |
| New Jersey | 34 | 48 | 0.415 | |
| Chicago | 33 | 49 | 0.402 | |
| Charlotte | 32 | 50 | 0.39 | |
| Milwaukee | 26 | 56 | 0.317 | |
| New York | 23 | 59 | 0.28 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 23 | 59 | 0.28 | |
| Minnesota | 22 | 60 | 0.268 | |
| Memphis | 22 | 60 | 0.268 | RELEGATED TO DLEAGUE, replaced in NBA next year by Idaho |
| Seattle | 20 | 62 | 0.244 | RELEGATED TO DLEAGUE, to be replaced by Austin |
| Miami | 15 | 67 | 0.183 | RELEGATED TO DLEAGUE, to be replaced by Dakota |