Will the Philadelphia 76ers Be the Worst Team Ever?

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NBA Preview: Will the Philadelphia 76ers Be the Worst Team Ever?

COMMENTARY | There's a reason the Philadelphia 76ers didn't have a head coach from April 19 to August 11: They stink. Really bad.

So nobody wanted the job.

After making the playoffs and shocking the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the opening round in 2011-12, the Sixers took a big step back in 2012-13, finishing in the basement of the Atlantic Division with a 34-48 record.

The organization then traded All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday in June to the New Orleans Pelicans for the rights to injured rookie Nerlens Noel, who might not play until Christmas.

Then in July, the team acquired forward Royce White, who has an anxiety disorder and is scared of flying, from the Houston Rockets and watched free agent center Andrew Bynum, who never played a single game with the Sixers last season, move on to Cleveland.

So how bad are the Philadelphia 76ers now?

New head coach Brett Brown could smell the stench in Texas. That's why the longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant demanded a four-year deal when he signed last month to come to Philadelphia.

 But are the Sixers at least good enough to win 10 games this season, which is one better than the 1973 Philly team (9-73) that owns the worst record in league history over 82 games?

Don't laugh. Here's a look at their 2013-14 roster:

Guards

James Anderson (SG), Michael Carter-Williams (PG), Charles Jenkins (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Tony Wroten (PG).

 Sixers rookie Michael Carter-Williams has potential. At 6 feet 6 inches, 185 pounds, the point guard is a stick now, so he needs to hit the weight room. He averaged 11.9 points, 7.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds last season as a sophomore at Syracuse. He has shown leadership, guiding the Orange to the Final Four in 2013. But the NBA is totally a different monster.

 Veteran Jason Richardson may still be the best shooter in Philadelphia and can light it up on the floor. The problem is, he's never on the floor. He played in 33 games last year. The last season J-Rich played in all 82 games was in 2007 when he was with the Charlotte Bobcats. So it comes as no surprise that Richardson might miss the entire season after having major knee surgery.

Forwards

Arsalan Kazemi (PF), Arnett Moultrie (PF), Evan Turner (SF), Royce White (SF), Thaddeus Young (PF).

 Evan Turner can ball. Seriously. The former No. 2 overall draft pick averaged 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists last season. With Holiday and former head coach Doug Collins gone, he can't cry about his touches and minutes anymore. At best, Turner is an All-Star-caliber player. At worst, he's a solid sixth man.

 
 Thaddeus Young probably wishes he was traded in the offseason along with Holiday. Young has ridden the ups and downs for six years with the Sixers. This season, however, will be as low as it gets. Like Turner, the versatile big guy has game. Last season, he averaged 14.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals a night.

Centers

Lavoy Allen, Kwame Brown, Spencer Hawes, Nerlens Noel (PF/C), Tim Ohlbrecht.

 The 7-1 Spencer Hawes has a nice shooting touch from the outside. The thing is, the Sixers need a dude to work inside and clean up the boards. Hawes averaged 11.0 points and 7.2 rebounds last year. This season, he'll need a double-double every night for Philadelphia to have any shot at being respectable in the paint.

Nerlens Noel was projected as the No. 1 overall draft pick in this year's draft but slipped down to No. 6 after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during his freshman year at Kentucky. So the 19-year-old big guy has tremendous upside potential and can play. Unfortunately, for the Sixers, it's just a matter of when and how well in just his first season in the pros.

Prediction

The Sixers will be in the running for the worst team in the league, but they won't be the worst this season (the Phoenix Suns will) nor close to the worst ever over 82 games. Again, they really do stink. Just not that bad. Record: 20-62.

9 worst NBA teams over 82 games

 1973 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73)

 1993 Dallas Mavericks (11-71)

 1998 Denver Nuggets (11-71)

 1987 Los Angeles Clippers (12-70)

 2010 New Jersey Nets (12-70)

 1994 Dallas Mavericks (13-69)

 2005 Atlanta Hawks (13-69)

 1983 Houston Rockets (14-68)

 1997 Vancouver Grizzlies (14-68)

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LOL

[Hack Wilson - real]

 

[Chamillitary Click]

Honestly, I'm hoping they are and land Wiggins. Then watch him surpass Kobe.

[Sccit]

Then watch him surpass Kobe.

ONE CAN DREAM

[Hack Wilson - real]

yeah the odds of Wiggins being a top 15 player ever are pretty small


but he should be an all star

[Chamillitary Click]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

[Hack Wilson - real]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

sebastian telfair was supposed to be the best ever too

[Chamillitary Click]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

sebastian telfair was supposed to be the best ever too

He was undersized with no jumper. My high school was in his division. He was overhyped.

Wiggins is 6'8'' with a natural jumper & LeBron's size; much leaner though.

[Hack Wilson - real]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

sebastian telfair was supposed to be the best ever too

He was undersized with no jumper. My high school was in his division. He was overhyped.

Wiggins is 6'8'' with a natural jumper & LeBron's size; much leaner though.

true, it is harder to be a flop at forward than at PG.

[Remedy360]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

LOL, I know what you're saying but what ESPN chooses to hype isn't exactly your best barometer.

Anyways, too bad you can't tank for the top pick in the NBA like the NFL. It's cool that the whole lottery thing can prevent a coach that tanks his team from automatically getting the first pick, but at the same time, it's pretty fucking ridiculous to have the future of the league settled by a bunch of ping pong balls.

[Sccit]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

sebastian telfair was supposed to be the best ever too

He was undersized with no jumper. My high school was in his division. He was overhyped.

Wiggins is 6'8'' with a natural jumper & LeBron's size; much leaner though.

wiggins' ceiling is tracy mcgrady

[Chamillitary Click]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

sebastian telfair was supposed to be the best ever too

He was undersized with no jumper. My high school was in his division. He was overhyped.

Wiggins is 6'8'' with a natural jumper & LeBron's size; much leaner though.

wiggins' ceiling is tracy mcgrady

That's better than LeBron according to you.

[Sccit]

You guys clearly know nothing about this kid.

But it's okay. Give him three games at Kansas & you won't hear the end of it on ESPN.

sebastian telfair was supposed to be the best ever too

He was undersized with no jumper. My high school was in his division. He was overhyped.

Wiggins is 6'8'' with a natural jumper & LeBron's size; much leaner though.

wiggins' ceiling is tracy mcgrady

That's better than LeBron according to you.

i know u were too young to see mcgrady in his prime, but he was outta-this-world good.....never said he's better than lebron at this stage, tho.

[Chamillitary Click]

So you're saying the most hyped college freshman since Bron has a max ceiling of T-Mac, who outside of an injury is guaranteed to go #1 next year? But...you're favorite player of all-time, who you class with MJ, Bird and Magic was almost not even a lottery pick. You of all people should never place a ceiling on a hyped player.

I love how simply saying he was going to surpass Kobe already put a boundary on how much credit you'll give him the rest of his career lmao.

[Sccit]

lmao again@surpassing Kobe