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Worst moment in each NBA franchise’s history

By Brad Rowland

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan unveils the new Charlotte Hornets logo at halftime during the game against the Utah Jazz at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan unveils the new Charlotte Hornets logo at halftime during the game against the Utah Jazz at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports /
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Philadelphia 76ers shorts with logo against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The 76ers defeated the Timberwolves 85-77. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Philadelphia 76ers shorts with logo against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The 76ers defeated the Timberwolves 85-77. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

Philadelphia 76ers – The worst team in NBA history

If you have been closely monitoring the Philadelphia 76ers in recent seasons under the leadership of general manager Sam Hinkie, you might believe that it is unfathomable that the team could have been worse on the floor during a previous iteration of the franchise. If you are having that thought, you are clearly too young to remember the majesty of the 1972-1973 edition of the team.

That year’s crew holds the record for NBA futility, putting together a dismal 9-73 record while posting a 90.2 offensive rating. For the non-diehard NBA fan, that type of offensive production is unthinkably bad by today’s standards, especially when considering that Fred Carter averaged 20.0 points per game while appearing in all 82 contests during the season.

Because the Philadelphia 76ers have a rich history of success dating back to the 1983 NBA Championship and the days of Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Charles Barkley, it is difficult to think of the franchise as a laughingstock in the league. At the same time, the current franchise plan leaves a dismal on-court product for all to see, and if you flash back just a little more than 40 years in the time machine, you would find the worst team, by all accounts in NBA history.

It’s okay, Philly fans. Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and the next three first-round draft picks (Dario Saric? Joel Embiid?) will surely save you in the long run. Just ask Sam Hinkie.

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