I get it. This week has been quiet because of the ongoing NBA Cup elimination round games, so the Wizards have been on a de-facto break to get their legs fresh before Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In the meantime, Washington is 3-19 so far this season. As Kevin Broom [wrote earlier today](/washington-wizards-statistical-analysis/66734/the-wizards-numbers-are-historically-awful-again), the team has no intention of competing for anything more than a high draft pick. Fair enough. But how bad will Washington be in terms of objective numbers? Wins and losses?
The worst NBA team by win percentage was the 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats (now the Hornets) who went 7-59 in a lockout-shortened season. They won just 10.6 percent of their games. But most NBA seasons are 82 games long. The 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers hold that record with a 9-73 record in the regular season and an 11 percent win percentage. They remain the only NBA team to win less than 10 games in a regular season. The Sixers nearly repeated that with a 10-72 campaign in the 2015-16 season during their “Trust the Process” years.
It’s early, but could the Wizards “make a run” for a sub-10 win season? I never thought the Wizards could be … that bad. But at the same time, Kevin’s piece earlier today shows that under the right conditions, it’s certainly possible.
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