Found September 18, 2009 on
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TEAMS: Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets
TEAMS: Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets
Because sometimes one basketball just isn't enough...In looking forward to the Gay-Iverson-Mayo-Randolph Era in Memphis, I decided to write about some of the worst APG teams in NBA history. I used a few crude rules in my research. First, pre-shot clock era teams were immediately disqualified. Second, I began my stat search with the 1967-68 season, which is the first year the NBA used an 82-game season. And for that reason, all 1998-99 teams were disqualified because that season was shortened to 50 games due to the player strike...and the level of play was generally pretty sucky that season.It's worth noting, however, that the 1998-99 Hawks (15.6 APG) and Clippers (16.4 APG) ranked first and second all-time in lowest APG during the shot clock era. So, if nothing else, they deserve dishonorable mention. It's also worth noting all stats came from Basketball-Reference.com.1. 1976-77 New York Nets: This team averaged 17.3 APG during a season in which the league average was 23...
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