Source: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/what-nba-team-has-the-worst-record-in-history-in-one-season
The Spurs are currently 5-28 (0.152) which is the 10th lowest single-season winning percentage in NBA history. The 1998-1999 Clippers have the next worst record for a #1 pick recipient at 9-41 (.180). They drafted Michael Olowokandi with the #1 pick that season. The team around Wembanyama is clearly awful, but will this historically bad season for a #1 pick have any ramifications for his career?
by costcobathroom
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I actually think Popovich will be judged more harshly for this season than Wemby.
It won’t have any ramifications. He’s already an elite defender, the potential is through the roof. He’s being screwed by a very bad team, the lack of a good personnel, and non-existent spacing on the Spurs. With further development and better personnel around him, he’ll flourish
they might be on pace to be the 2nd worst team in history, the only team with a worse net rating (-11.9) in the last 20 years is the 2011-2012 bobcats (-13.9)
ed: as it stands now they would be 6th lowest all time barely below the 1949 nuggets
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/what-nba-team-has-the-worst-net-rating-in-history-in-one-season
I really don’t understand why they’re so bad
Like they have some solid players don’t they? Devin Vassell is good, keldon johnson is good right?
This is a bit misleading. Teams regress to the mean as the season goes on i.e you’ll see more teams with sub .200 records 20 games in than 40, 60, 80 games in
I’m all for throwing everyone on this team away except for Wemby, and maybe Devin and Jeremy
It’s one thing to develop role players into good, contributing, key pieces in your rotation, but what the Spurs are doing is teaching g-league players into becoming regular role players. Majority of their contract is just them being awful players and learning basic shit that by the time they’re not completely garbage they’re entering free agency the next summer. You can maybe have one of those in your 9-10 man rotation, but not 80% of them.
On pace for the 3rd worst net rating of all time. Even if we were purposefully tanking, this is quite a concerning state to be in.
I don’t think they are trying to “win”. I think they are more focused on development than a winning record. If you know you’re not a championship caliber team, yet, than what’s the point in winning? Developing players and a strong foundation is much more important. This is their version of the Process.
Give them a season or two, then we’ll have a better sense of who they are.
Spurs is lucky to have Pistons this season
Topic – Vassell – Keldon – Sochan – Wemby will cook
Being bad with number 1 pick >> becoming mediocre with number 1 pick.
Youngest team in the league. No great lead guard to run the offense. Defense is still very disorganized. Strength of schedule has been really tough, I think 2nd hardest in the league. While they’re still bad, there has been slight improvement since the start of the season.
it’ll only be bad if wemby ends up like top 5 all time or something. something something jordan/lebron would never.
in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter, it’s his first year and if things go decently well no one will care in 5 years what happened with the 2024 spurs
Wemby is completely blameless. He’s doing awesome for a 19 year old rookie. The roster around him is just SO bad
If watching the NBA has taught me anything, is that generational skills must come with legendary endurance.
Wemby doesn’t look like the guy who will get hit HARD or have a really nasty fall and just walk it off, catch his breath and carry on to drop 25.
I hope he gets there or is super lucky and never ever gets tested in the next 25 years, but if we are comparing with legendary monsters, he has to be bulletproof.
They are tanking
You suckers though tanking was over just because Wemby’s in town?
ramifications? why yes. Wemby will have a better team and will avoid Luka’s situation.
Its not a team that’s serious about winning. They’re limiting Wemby’s minutes a lot, changing lineups every week and the roster around Wemby is def near the bottom talent wise. Wemby himself has def delivered and this season really will have no impact in the grand scheme.
I think pop is tanking again for one more high draft pick.
Their perimeter defense is likely the worse in the league so any team that shoots the three well beats them. Check the record. Only when teams shot piss poor from 3 did the spurs ever win.
This will change if/when the fans and the org stop shielding Pop from all criticizm
If only the Spurs had the greatest coach ever to actually force their lesser players to feed the 7’4 genetic freak.
The Spurs are doing worse this season with Wemby than they did last season without him.
Don’t worry, they’ll tank and get another #1 pick. The Spurs way to winning.
I haven’t been following this season too much so it’s a surprise to me how bad the Spurs are doing. By the amount of Wemby highlights I keep seeing online I though they were having a winning season LMAO!