The NBA world has been dominated by two inherently negative stories over the past week. First, the Cleveland Cavaliers parted ways with head coach David Blatt despite holding the number one seed (and a comfy advantage) in the Eastern Conference. Shortly thereafter, Clippers star Blake Griffin suffered a broken hand in a reported physical altercation with a member of the team’s equipment staff.
In short, it’s been a wild week for the league.
In this space, we will not further evaluate either of those story lines, but what we will do is address the negative side of the league… in terms of on-court performance. The worst of the worst occupy these rankings each week as we break down the bottom five teams in the NBA at any given moment, and when it comes to ping-pong balls for the 2016 NBA Draft, these organizations are fully invested in acquiring them.
Let’s get to this week’s list, counting down from five to one.
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