02/01/2024 13:15hs.
There are campaigns that deserve comments. A current example, the season of Detroit Pistons in the NBA. The Michigan franchise began the year with another defeat (this Monday, January 1, they lost in Houston against the Rockets by 136-113) and already accumulates 30 defeats in 33 games.
Although there is still more than half of the way through the 2023-24 regular phase, everything suggests that Monty Williams’ team is a great candidate to finish with the worst record in the league. And what would be the punishment for the three-time champion (1989, 1990, 2004)? None, of course…
In many of the competitions of any sport, anywhere in the world, finishing last in the table is synonymous with relegation. However, in North American sports, that figure is non-existent.. In the MLS, in the NFL, in the MLB, in the NHL, among college students. But… What would happen if one day that happened? And what would have happened in the past? What would be, more in mockery than serious, a ‘B franchise’?
Very far from something like this ever happening, in Ole We allowed ourselves to play and imagine what would have happened to those who ended up in the queue, season after season, from the initial one back in 1946/47 – considered over time as the first even though it was part of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) – until the last one, where the Detroit Pistons also ended up at the bottom of the sea, as in 1966 and 1980.
The Pistons lost to the Rockets and have already lost 30 in 33 games.
A league with more rewards than punishments
Talking about losing category in the NBA is something fictitious. There are prizes for the best but not for the worst. What’s more, over the years we have tried to combat the trap so as not to be the last in line because some ‘benefit’ caused it.
For the champions, for example, trophies such as the Walter A. Brown (from 1964/65, which took that name, until 1976/77) or the Larry O’Brien (from 1977-78 to the present) have been awarded. ) and the mythical rings. However, there are no punishments for the franchise with the greatest number of defeats. What’s more, it’s about combating the chance of throwing in the towel (intentionally) early when it is understood that the chances of entering the Playoffs are negligible. A bad name ‘tanking’.
The draft, the popular system born in 1950 where players are chosen to improve the squads, gave more chances to the teams that had been weaker in each season with the idea that they could opt for the best players and thus balance a little plus the quality and parity of the tournament.
After several modifications to the system, Starting in 2019, the three worst teams in the NBA now have a 14% chance of taking the first position in the draft. Before, the first from back to front had up to 25%, the second 20% and, the third worst, 15.6%. A ‘no’ to speculation.
Who would have gone to the B most times in the NBA?
The franchise that had the worst time in this pseudo trauma of being last was the New York Knicks. And there may be a certain logic: along with the Boston Celtics, they date back to 1946. Many years under their belt. There have already been 77 seasons played in the NBA and each one had its ugly duckling (there are three exceptions, where the worst position was shared between two). From that moment until today, those from the Big Apple fell into disgrace on five occasions (1961, 1963, 1964, 1986 and 2019) and under the same name, no less significant data..
The current one is in the same situation. Golden State Warriorslos Houston Rockets and the Brooklyn Nets, although with various names taken throughout history. Of course, those from (now) San Francisco reached five last places among the Philadephia Warriors, San Francisco Warriors, and three times as GSW; On the other hand, the Rockets had a couple of hits like the San Diego Rockets and three already installed in the city of NASA; Finally, the Nets also had five worse locations, one like New York, three like New Jersey, and one – in 2017 – in Brooklyn.
The Knicks now celebrate. But… (AP)
The worst in the NBA, year by year
1946/47: Pittsburgh Iron Men (15-45, 25%)
1947/48: Providence Steamrollers (6-42, 12.5%)
1948/49: Providence Steamrollers (12-48, 20%)
1949/50: Denver Nuggets (11-51, 17.7%)
1950/51: Washington Capitols (10-25, 28.6%)
1951/52: Milwaukee Hawks (17-49, 25.8%)
1952/53: Philadelphia Warriors (12-57, 17.4%)
1953/54: Baltimore Bullets (16-56, 22.2%)
1954/55: Milwaukee Hawks (26-46, 36.1%)
1955/56: Rochester Royals (31-41, 43.1%)
1956/57: Rochester Royals (31-41, 43.1%)
1957/58: Minneapolis Lakers (19-53, 26.4%)
1958/59: Cincinatti Royals (19-53, 26.4%)
1959/60: Cincinatti Royals (19-56, 25,3%)
1960/61: New York Knicks (21-58, 26.6%)
1961/62: Chicago Packers (18-62, 22.5%)
1962/63: New York Knicks (21-59, 26.3%)
1963/64: New York Knicks (22-58, 27.5%)
1964/65: San Francisco Warriors (17-63, 21.3%)
1965/66: Detroit Pistons (22-58, 27.5%)
1966/67: Baltimore Bullets (20-61, 24.7%)
1967/68: San Diego Rockets (15-67, 18.3%)
1968/69: Phoenix Suns (16-66, 19.5%)
1969/70: San Diego Rockets (27-55, 32.9%)
1970/71: Cleveland Cavalliers (15-67, 18.3%)
1971/72: Portland Trail Blazers (18-64, 22%)
1972/73: Philadelphia Sixers (9-73, 11%)
1973/74: Philadephia Sixers (25-57, 30.5%)
1974/75: New Orleans Jazz (23-59, 28%)
1975/76: Chicago Bulls (24-58, 29.3%)
1976/77: New York Nets (22-60, 26.8%)
1977/78: New Jersey Nets (24-58, 29.3%)
1978/79: New Orleans Jazz (26-56, 31.7%)
1979/80: Detroit Pistons (16-66, 19.5%)
1980/81: Dallas Mavericks (15-67, 18.3%)
1981/82: Cleveland Cavaliers (15-67, 18.3%)
1982/83: Houston Rockets (14-68, 17.1%)
1983/84: Indiana Pacers (26-56, 31.7%)
1984/85: Indiana Pacers y Golden State Warriors (22-60, 26.8%)
1985/86: New York Knicks (23-59, 28%)
1986/87: Los Angeles Clippers (12-70, 14.6%)
1987/88: Los Angeles Clippers (17-65, 20.7%)
1988/89: Miami Heat (15-67, 18.3%)
1989/90: New Jersey Nets (17-65, 20.7%)
1990/91: Denver Nuggets (20-62, 24.4%)
1991/92: Minnesota Timberwolves (15-67, 18.3%)
1992/93: Dallas Mavericks (11-71, 13.4%)
1993/94: Dallas Mavericks (13-69, 15.9%)
1994/95: Los Angeles Clippers (17-65, 20.7%)
1995/96: Vancouver Grizzlies (15-67, 18.3%)
1996:97: Vancouver Grizzlies (14-68, 17.1%)
1997/98: Denver Nuggets (11-71, 13.4%)
1998/99: Vancouver Grizzlies (8-42, 16%)
1999/2000: Los Angeles Clippers (15-67, 18.3%)
2000/01: Chicago Bulls (15-67, 18.3%)
2001/02: Chicago Bulls y Golden State Warriors (21-61, 25.6%)
2002/03: Cleveland Cavaliers y Denver Nuggets (17-65, 20.7%)
2003/04: Orlando Magic (21-61, 25.6%)
2004/05: Atlanta Hawks (13-69, 15.9%)
2005/06: Portland Trail Blazers (21-61, 25.6%)
2006/07: Memphis Grizzlies (22-60, 26.8%)
2007/08: Miami Heat (15-67, 18.3%)
2008/09: Sacramento Kings (17-65, 20,7%)
2009/10: New Jersey Nets (12-70, 14.6%)
2010/11: Minnesota Timberwolves (17-65, 25.6%)
2011/12: Charlotte Bobcats (7-59, 10.6%)
2012/13: Orlando Magic (20-62, 24.4%)
2013/14: Milwaukee Bucks (15-67, 18.3%)
2014/15: Minnesota Timberwolves (16-66, 19.5%)
2015/16: Philadelphia Sixers (10-72, 12.2%)
2016/17: Brooklyn Nets (20-62, 24.4%)
2017/18: Phoenix Suns (21-61, 25.6%)
2018/19: New York Knicks (17-65, 20.7%)
2019/20: Golden State Warriors (15-50, 23.1%)
2020/21: Houston Rockets (17-65, 20.7%)
2021/22: Houston Rockets (20-62, 24.4%)
2022/23: Detroit Pistons (17-65, 20.7%)
-Golden State Warriors, 3
-Minnesota Timberwolves, 3
-Providence Steamrollers, 2
-Portland Trail Blazers, 2
-Philadelphia Warriors, 1
-San Francisco Warriors, 1
Totals per franchise (main)
-Golden State Warriors, 5 (one as Philadelphia Warriors, one as San Francisco Warriors, three as Golden State)
-Houston Rockets, 5 (two as San Diego Rockets, three as Houston Rockets)
-Brooklyn Nets, 5 (uno como New York Nets, tres como New Jersey Nets, uno como Brooklyn Nets)
-Royals, 4 (of those like Rochester, of those like Cincinatti)
-Memphis Grizzlies, 4 (tres como Vancouver Grizzlies, uno como Memphis Grizzlies)
-Denver Nuggets, 4 (although the first franchise, which had a ‘worst campaign’, had nothing to do with the second and current one, which accumulated three)
-Atlanta Hawks, 3 (two as Milwaukee Hawks, one as Atlanta Hawks)
-Minnesota Timberwolves, 3
The positions in the NBA after the day of January 1, 2024
The positions in the NBA after the day of January 1, 2024.
2024-01-02 13:15:57
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