The Least Interesting Teams in the NBA

1987-88 to 2006-07

Standard Deviation of wins in the NBA = 12.2

Teams

Season with wins total more than

one standard deviation

AWAY from mean

Season with wins total more than

one standard deviation

ABOVE the mean

Milwaukee

4

0

Boston

4

2

Cleveland

4

3

Houston

4

3

Indiana

5

4

New York

5

4

Washington

6

0

Philadelphia

6

1

Seattle

6

6

New Jersey

7

0

Golden State

7

1

Atlanta

7

2

Portland

7

5

Denver

8

1

LA Clippers

9

0

Detroit

9

7

Utah

10

9

LA Lakers

10

10

Sacramento

11

4

Phoenix

11

10

Dallas

12

5

Chicago

13

8

San Antonio

16

14