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In the 2018-19 NBA season, the New York Knicks finished with the worst win-loss record of 17-65. This tank-fest is what led to R.J. Barrett's arrival in New York as the #3 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft.
On several occasions, we have seen teams struggle throughout the entire season because of various reasons and ultimately take home some of the worst win-loss records you will ever see.
Let us take a look at five worst regular season win-loss records of all-time.
#1 Philadelphia 76ers: 1972-73 (9-73)
Coming off a 30-52 season (1971-72) where they missed the playoffs for the first time in the franchise history, the 76ers lost their first 15 games of the 1972-73 season, before going on yet another 20-game losing streak.
They finished at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and failed to make it to the postseason for a second straight year. The Philadelphia media gave them the nickname "Nine and 73-ers" after their season ended.
In the 1973 NBA Draft, the 76ers would select Doug Collins with the first overall pick and end up improving from 9 wins to 25 wins in the 1973-74 season.
#2 Philadelphia 76ers: 2015-16 (10-72)
It is once again the 76ers on this list. This season is still fresh in a lot of people's mind and this is when the future All-Star Joel Embiid missed his second straight season due to injury. The 76ers team was loaded with youngsters who lacked experience and this was clearly visible in the way they performed on the court.
Rookie Jahlil Okafor led the team in scoring with 17.5 points per game over the season and was even awarded the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award in December. He made it to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and his performance was the only positive in this otherwise disastrous season (10-72).
This was basically an underdog season for the Sixers and even the fans did not have much expectations of this team. However, a 10-72 record is still not something you would expect from a team that plays in the NBA.
#T-3 Dallas Mavericks: 1992-93 (11-71)
After a terrible 2-27 start to the 1992-93 NBA season, the Mavericks fired their head coach Richie Adubato and hired Gar Heard as head coach. However, nothing much changed for the Mavericks as they ended up with an 11-71 record.
This season also saw Jim Jackson's rookie year abbreviate due to a lengthy contract dispute and he held out for the most part of the season. However, when he did return finally towards the end of the season, he helped them to seven wins and finished the season averaging 16.3 points per game.
#T-3 Denver Nuggets: 1997-98 (11-71)
After a disappointing 1996-97 NBA season, where they finished at the 12th spot in Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets entered the 1997-98 season with a bolstered roster having acquired several players like Eric Williams, Johnny Newman and rookie Bobby Jackson (from Seattle SuperSonics).
They started the season on a 12-game losing streak before securing a 94-85 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets who possessed a 5-58 record at one point in the season eventually ended with an 11-71 record.
After the season ended, they traded Garrett and Bobby Jackson, who was named to the NBA-All Second Team, to the Minnesota Timberwolves. LaPhonso Ellis chose to sign with the Atlanta Hawks in free agency and Newman went back to Cleveland.
#T-4 Los Angeles Clippers: 1986-87 (12-70)
The Los Angeles Clippers were coming off a 32-50 record season and were looking to make it to the postseason after missing the playoffs for ten straight seasons. In the 1986 NBA Draft, they selected forward Steffond Johnson of San Diego State and forward Tim Kempton of Notre Dame.
However, the rookies failed to make an impact and the team ended up with the worst win-loss record ever in the franchise history with 10-72. Johnson's short NBA career ended after this season as he would go on to play overseas.
#T-4 New Jersey Nets: 2009-10 (10-72)
The New Jersey Nets traded Vince Carter, who spent five seasons with the franchise, in the offseason and entered the season with very low expectations. They created some infamous records this season which include the worst winless start to the season (0-18) in the NBA history and the worst 30-game start to the season (2-28)
After losing their 16th straight game, they fired head Lawrence Frank and hired Kiki VanDeWeghe but even he could not get any productivity out of a team that genuinely lacked experience. The team went on a 5-4 run towards the end of the season to finish the season with a 10-72 record.
Brook Lopez was the only player who showed up consistently throughout the season as he ended up leading the team in points (18.8) and rebounds (8.6) per game.
