In the 3-point era (since 1979-80), there have been some great individual seasons in the NBA. You won’t find any of those on this list.
There are many lists of great accomplishments and great players who have done remarkable things throughout the history of the National Basketball Association.
This is not one of those.
No, instead this list will celebrate—or at the very least call out—the players who did the absolute least to help their teams achieve.
These are the 25 worst individual seasons in NBA history … or at least since the advent of the 3-point line in 1979-80, the modern era of NBA basketball.
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Two of those seasons were turned in during the 2015-16 campaign, one of them reaffirming the notion that it is, in fact, tough to be a rookie point guard in the NBA.
So what did a fellow have to do to even qualify for this list? For starters, he had to be a regular member of the rotation, playing regular minutes on a regular basis.
He just had to perform very irregularly in the process.
In order to get on this list, a player had to play in at least 60 games and average at least 20 minutes per game, in other words, be a regular member of the rotation for at least ¾ of the season in question.
For the lockout shortened seasons, the minimum games played requirement was lowered to 36 games in 1998-99 (50-game regular season) and 48 games for 2011-12 (66-game regular season).
The list really is fascinating—veterans, rookies, lottery picks and undrafted free agents, it really runs the gamut.
And with that, we’re off and bricking.
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