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30 worst NBA playoff teams of all time

By Charles Rahrig V

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 25: Bradley Center filled with rally towels before the game between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bradley Center on April 25, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
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16. 1983-84 Kansas City Kings

The 1983-84 season was a mark of a new beginning for the NBA Playoffs. The eight teams per conference format was put in place and that meant that the road to the NBA Finals got just a bit longer.

It also opened up the potential of some bad teams making the playoffs. The Kansas City Kings were a bad team that year that had just enough talent to get themselves a shot at the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round.

The trio of Eddie Johnson, Larry Drew and Reggie Theus could light up the scoreboard. Even Mike Wooddson was a quality player for the Kings. Still, they were 38-44 and they got swept with ease by the Lakers.

They would only spend one more season in Kansas City after that. They would fail to make the playoffs the following year and the team was off to Sacramento. Surprisingly enough, they made the playoffs in their first year in Sacramento with an even worse record.

While we know the Kings today as a team with plenty of struggles, it’s always interesting to take a look back at the transition between Kansas City and Sacramento and some of the strange years they had as a franchise.

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