Worst NBA Teams Ever

Of all the teams that have struggled during the current NBA season, nobody has floundered quite like the rebuilding Minnesota Timberwolves. But do they have a chance at being historically bad? As bad as the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who finished 9-73, setting the standard for team wretchedness in the NBA?

Perhaps the post-Kevin Garnett residents of Target Center have what it takes to unseat the Sixers. Come back often and see how the Wolves rank among the all-time awful clubs.

Click on a team's name to see how it compares, game-by-game, with the 1972-73 Sixers.

Worst 82-Game NBA Records In History (Through 82 Games)
YEAR	TEAM		W	L	PCT	GB	LEADING SCORER	SEASON
07-08		Miami Heat	15	67	.183	-	Ricky Davis, 13.8	15-67
00-01		Chicago Bulls	15	67	.183	-	Elton Brand, 20.1	15-67
00-01		Chicago Bulls	15	67	.183	-	Elton Brand, 20.1	15-67
99-00		Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	-	Maurice Taylor, 17.1	15-67
72-73		Philadelphia 76ers	9	73	.110	-6	Fred Carter, 20.0	9-73
97-98		Denver Nuggets	11	71	.134	-4	Eric Williams, 19.8	11-71
92-93		Dallas Mavericks	11	71	.134	-4	Derek Harper, 18.2	11-71
86-87		Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	-3	Mike Woodson, 17.1	12-70
96-97		Vancouver Grizzlies	14	68	.171	-1	S. Abdur-Rahim, 18.7	14-68
99-00		Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	-	Maurice Taylor, 17.1	15-67
96-97		Boston Celtics	15	67	.183	-	Antoine Walker, 17.5	15-67
95-96		Vancouver Grizzlies*	15	67	.183	-	Greg Anthony, 14.0	15-67
91-92		Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	-	Tony Campbell, 16.8	15-67
88-89		Miami Heat*	15	67	.183	-	Kevin Edwards, 13.8	15-67
88-89		Miami Heat*	15	67	.183	-	Kevin Edwards, 13.8	15-67
81-82		Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	-	Mike Mitchell, 19.6	15-67
80-81		Dallas Mavericks*	15	67	.183	-	Geoff Huston, 16.1	15-67
70-71		Cleveland Cavaliers*	15	67	.183	-	Walt Wesley, 17.7	15-67
67-68		San Diego Rockets*	15	67	.183	-	Don Kojis, 19.7	15-67
67-68		San Diego Rockets*	15	67	.183	-	Don Kojis, 19.7	15-67