The Pistons are on the cusp of one of the worst—and most difficult—achievements in NBA history. Detroit hasn’t won a game since Oct. 30 and has somehow managed to thrust itself into the conversation of worst NBA team of all time. Of course, there’s some atrocious competition.
The Pistons are currently riding a 20-game losing streak, making them just the 14th team in the history of the association to reach this pit of despair. If they continue to play as poorly as they have, they could very well have the worst losing streak in league history by the new year.
The longest stretch of games an NBA team has gone without winning a game is 28. Perfectly, Detroit has nine games left in the year—making it possible that the team could very well reach it’s 29th straight loss on Dec. 30 against the Raptors. Before that, let’s take a look at its predecessors.
