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NBA Tank Rankings: The injury-riddled arrival of New Orleans

By Brad Rowland

NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 22: Dante Cunningham #44 of the New Orleans Pelicans scrambles for a loose ball during the second half against the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center on March 22, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 22: Dante Cunningham #44 of the New Orleans Pelicans scrambles for a loose ball during the second half against the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center on March 22, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 21: Sonny Weems #9 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts against the Indiana Pacers during a game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 21, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Pacers defeated the 76ers 91-75. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 21: Sonny Weems #9 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts against the Indiana Pacers during a game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 21, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Pacers defeated the 76ers 91-75. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

2. team. 20. <p>Byron Scott and company have lost back-to-back games to the disastrous Suns, and even with a win over the shorthanded Grizzlies, the Lakers gave away their real opportunity to ascend on this list. Los Angeles was housed, at home, by the Nuggets on Friday night, and if that isn’t a microcosm of the season, I don’t know what is.</p> <p>Every time it seems as if the Lakers may start building on their young talent, something happens to the contrary. The end of 2015-2016 can’t come quickly enough.</p>. (15-57). Previous: . Los Angeles Lakers

(9-63). Previous: . Philadelphia 76ers. 1. team. 93. <p>The Sixers almost deserve to be in a different piece of content entirely.</p> <p>Philadelphia boasts an active 7-game losing streak, but perhaps more impressively, Brett Brown’s team has lost 20 of its last 21 games to fall to a paltry 9-63 on the year. On the bright side, the Sixers won’t post the worst winning percentage in NBA history even if they lose the rest of their games, but Philadelphia’s jarringly putrid 96.1 offensive rating on the year can’t be ignored.</p> <p>I have long maintained that this Philly team has overachieved when compared to its talent, but it is very hard to explain away this type of futility over an extended period of time. Alas, here we are.</p>

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