March Madness is a time for NBA-only fans to catch up on the top prospects that will be entering the upcoming NBA Draft. That is especially true for fans of the league’s bottom tier, and in this space each week, we examine and break down the worst of the worst in the NBA from a “tanking” perspective.
Contrary to popular belief, none of the worst teams are excluded from our focus, even if a team (cough, the Nets, cough) does not own its first round selection in 2016. We are simply taking the bottom feeders to task here, and that won’t stop even as the nation focuses on the next wave of NBA-ready talent coming out of the college ranks.
Let’s get to the particulars, counting down from 5 to 1.
Next: No. 4 and 3