How it happened:This Bobcats team is definitively THE worst, with the lowest win percentage (.119) in NBA history. And that's not even the most impressive part of their profile, since they've produced so many stars that they've overcome a substandard winning percentage to rank third in All-Stars per season. Over 53% of the teams in the 2019-20 NBA division have less than a .500 win percentage. It ranks dead last in years per playoff and Finals appearances. Kevin Johnson was even better in the early '90s, and we can't just overlook Larry Nance or Charles Barkley during their relatively brief tenures. No other era has come close to matching Jordan's exploits. There are many, many instances of teams having bad seasons or bad stretches or both. Notes: These rankings are based on which teams the voters -- a group of more than 40 reporters, insiders and editors -- think belong higher heading into the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The Charlotte Hornets' history is a bit strange, as it contains a gap in the middle. During that decade, with Unseld and Hayes teaming up as the franchise relocated from Baltimore to D.C. (and was once known as the Capital Bullets), this organization made the playoffs every single year. Brown, Elden Campbell and David Wesley led them beyond the Orlando Magic in the opening series. 1 pick and Tim Duncan. Those that play in Toronto cannot. When it comes to wins, playoff appearances and All-Star nods, the Cavaliers have been a middling organization. And, perhaps most importantly, the two best big men in franchise history have each carried their troops to the brink of a title. Bob Boozer and Chet Walker won plenty of games back when the Bulls were still in the Western Conference. Then, after Grant Hill tantalized the world with his potential before succumbing to constant injuries, the Ben Wallace era began. They were manned by And that’s the thing about Toronto. Earning 58 selections in 50 seasons ranks No. Only the Minnesota Timberwolves have a worse winning percentage, while just the Phoenix Suns have a lengthier title drought. They aren't just an average outfit but the second most successful basketball franchise in history with 16 championships. 3-11 to sum their scores if you wish to topple the point guard-power forward combo. Actually, no it’s not. Of course, the opposite is also true.
This offseason's Paul Millsap signing is an instructive one, because the acquisition of an All-Star big man in his 30s was viewed as a game-changing deal—one of the best gets in this franchise's history. While Julius Erving served as the face of the franchise, the Sixers advanced through the Eastern Conference four more times, even sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers to earn the 1983 championship. 26. NBA fans know the Clippers as one of the worst franchises, not just in the NBA, but in all of sports. But if they'd overcome Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in either of their two Finals clashes during the late-'90s, they'd have jumped past the next four franchises.Alas, they didn't, and the fourth significant digit drops them below the countdown's No. Fast forward a bit and you get to Ray Allen's tenure. To do so, five overarching categories are put into the calculators: Once we had scores in all five categories, we summed the The programs with the highest total scores? In any case, it is hard to see any of the bottom East outfits jumping The Nets into a playoff spot this year.The way the Philadelphia Sixers are going right now, they're underperforming. For example, at For the purposes of this list, NBL statistics are not included, as unlike with BAA statistics prior to the BAA-NBL merger, the NBA has not included NBL statistics when recapping their history.The New Orleans Pelicans began play as the New Orleans Hornets in the This team's history and records are not affiliated with the current day This team's history and records are not affiliated with the current day The Dubs would feature "only" 1.16 All-Stars per season. Pull up a list of the Milwaukee Bucks' seasons throughout franchise history and throw a dart at it. If that doesn't change, it won't be able to work its way back into the top half of these rankings for quite some time. Serving up the hottest food trends and the inside scoop on restaurants worldwide. The most recent exclusion came when David Robinson missed the majority of the 1996-97 season, which resulted in the No.