After beginning the 2023-2024 NBA season with a 2-1 record, the Detroit Pistons have now lost 25 games in a row. This is capped off by their 111-119 home loss against a Utah Jazz team that was without Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, Talen Horton-Tucker, and Keyonte George.
Instead, it was the likes of Kelly Olynyk, Collin Sexton, Simon Fontecchio, and Kris Dunn who toppled the reeling Pistons. Detroit is one game away from tying the NBA record for most consecutive losses in a season at 26 in a row (held currently by the 2010–2011 Cleveland Cavs and the 2013–2014 Philadelphia 76ers). Whether Detroit breaks this record or not, one thing is certain: the 2023–2024 Pistons are the most disappointing team in NBA history.
There have been a lot of utterly terrible teams in NBA history, such as the 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats (7-59), the 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73), the 2015-2016 Philadelphia 76ers (10-72), the 1992-1993 Dallas Mavericks (11-71), the 1997-1998 Denver Nuggets (11-71), and the 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets (12-70).
The 2023–2024 Pistons have a worse winning percentage than all of these historically terrible teams, with an abysmal 7.1% win rate. What makes it even tougher to swallow is that they really should not be THIS bad.