Which current team that is under .500 has the most potential to be a great team?

[waseem780]

Currently has a .500 or less record for the season so far. Who do ya guys got?

[moe94]

Pelicans

[PizzamanIRL]

Sacramento
Detroit

[imnew09]

Lakers whn kobe comes back

[Fudge]

^ :oldlol:

Magic. One more draft pick and they have a solid foundation going forward. Vuc, Oladipo, Tobias, Harkless. Trade Afflalo, Davis, and Jameer for some young talent.

[anthonyRandolph]

Pelicans
Came in to say this.

[EricGordon23]

Magic and Detroit

[Johnny Jones]

Pelicans.. Trade Gordon for a center and we're set.

[andremiller07]

Pelicans.. Trade Gordon for a center and we're set.
This

[iTare]

jazz? :(

[Bandito]

Detroit.

[Fudge]

Detroit has the "potential"? I don't think so. Not as long as Smoove and Jennings continue to think they're the lead dogs. I don't see them as starting pieces of a great team.

[La Frescobaldi]

N.O. Pelicans

[outbreak]

Magic
Oladipo nichokson vucevic harris harkless loads of cap space and high draft picks coming. ...

[Brokenbeat]

Magic
Oladipo nichokson vucevic harris harkless loads of cap space and high draft picks coming. ...

This.

[KyrieTheFuture]

How we've fallen. Last year we were undisputed brightest future now not even top 5

[I<3NBA]

Lakers. when Kobe finally goes to jail and his contract comes off the books.

[Scholar]

Lakers. when Kobe finally goes to jail and his contract comes off the books.

:oldlol:


Anyway, Lakers are my pick just because I'm a Lakers homer... And their track record dictates a belief in them, of course.

[TaLvsCuaL]

Detroit

[redboy]

if gay keeps constantly producing, then sacramento. provided that mcclemore keeps devloping and that landry comes back strong, they have a chance to make some noise next year. another important part of a foundation is management, and sacramento is backed by an ownership group that is willing to spend. i really think that if they sign some good role players this off season/trade for an all star, they'll become a good team

[russwest0]

How we've fallen. Last year we were undisputed brightest future now not even top 5

I always knew they didn't have the brightest future. Your shitty ass dumpster fire franchise doesn't know what the hell they are doing. Kyrie better go full Kobe and demand better from the management. Tell them to trade Waiters and cut Bennett or he's outta there. They should have drafted his friend Harrison Barnes, but nah, they are dumbasses.

I feel bad for you. God hates Cleveland.

[I<3NBA]

:oldlol:


Anyway, Lakers are my pick just because I'm a Lakers homer... And their track record dictates a belief in them, of course.
:lol i love your unshakable faith man but let's be real here. your Lakers aren't going anywhere unless there's a change of ownership.

[russwest0]

Bucks.

SG: Wiggins
SF: Giannis
PF: Henson
C: Sanders

That length....

[moe94]

Bucks.

SG: Wiggins
SF: Giannis
PF: Henson
C: Sanders

That length....

Should that amount of length be allowed?

[Yankstar]

Lakers. Their MVP is injured similar to how the thunder collapsed without westbrook last season. 3 starting PGs injured, Pau being done, Xavier out. They must be the most unlucky team in the NBA right now (even Brookland don't have 3 PGS out at the same time as well as their MVP/superstar). Despite this we are staying competitive and making some noise out west.

Still once some of these contracts are up and we can spend big I predict we bounce back in a big way. K love, Westbrook and Kobe = best combo in the west. :rockon:

[DStebb716]

Knicks right now.

Orlando in a few years.

[goldcrow]

New Orleans Pelicans. Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans and Anthony Davis core rockon:

[Qwyjibo]

Philly.

MCW, Noel + any of the projected upcoming top 5 looks great to me. Just gotta stay the course and keep tanking this season away.

[Legends66NBA7]

Whoever has the best ownership, management, and uprising talent will have the most potential to be great.

[Stuckey]

Sacramanto

trust me guys, Detroit does not have the potential unless we start Stuckey at the PG

Jennings = trash

[HylianNightmare]

magic and pelicans
sixers look solid too

[#number6ix#]

Pelicans and wizards

[B-Easy8]

Pelicans, Magic and Bucks.

If Bucks draft Wiggins or Parker they could have one of the longest and athletic line-ups ever.

[Rake2204]

Sacramanto

trust me guys, Detroit does not have the potential unless we start Stuckey at the PG

Jennings = trashThe unfortunate thing is Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings both have a ton of assets they bring to the table. However, it's when they opt to so frequently dip into skills for which they find themselves limited that negatively affects their overall impact.

Josh Smith is a great defender, wonderful hustler, and quite a solid finisher around the rim. However, he's undone by his overzealous willingness to settle for jump shots from the perimeter (alongside overdribbling in the open floor).

Brandon Jennings on the other hand, can actually distribute the ball quite well. He's also not a bad penetrator and to be honest, he works pretty hard. But then on the flip side, he takes many ill-advised shots and seem to only be so-so at connecting on well-advised shots. He reminds me of the streetballer who takes and misses awful shots all game but hits just enough (and receives just enough adulation) to encourage him to continue playing his ineffective brand of basketball.

Typical statline from Brandon Jennings this year: 21pts (6-19), 13 assists, 7 turnovers.

You can tell there's good there, but it's just about nullified by all the bad. I wish both of those guys could just see tape of themselves and say, "Man, I'm pretty good at a lot of things, but shooting threes doesn't seem to be one of them" (Smith). Or, "Man, I can pass pretty well but sometimes it looks like I take some pretty erratic shots and force risky plays" (Jennings). They'd be so good if they could just stop themselves from doing some things.

[kshutts1]

In order....

Chicago
New Orleans
New York *
Minnesota
Philly
Orlando
Detroit
Phoenix
Sacramento
Utah

* New York is on the list, but I don't know where to rank them. They really only need a coach and one player.. but I'm not confident in the abilities of management to acquire said "positions". But they're probably third.