NBA’s 11 worst long-term team outlooks, ranked by who has the bleakest future

sports • 7/28/2025

Let’s rank the teams that just feel hopeless right now.

Fortunes can change quickly in the NBA, and you only need to look at the two teams in the 2025 NBA Finals for proof. The Thunder ended the 2021-2022 season at 24-58 overall. The Indiana Pacers finished that season 25-57. Three years later, the two fr... [12438 chars]