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The handful of New Jersey Nets fans that endured the 0-18 start to the 2009-10 NBA deserve a badge of honor.
It was a brutal season that saw the team break a league record for the worst start to a season and flirted with the worst record in NBA history before stumbling to a 12-70 mark.
That club, in its final season playing at the Meadowlands, before a two-year interim stay in Newark on the way to Brooklyn, has lived in infamy.
Now, 15 years later, this 2024-25 Nets squad has a chance to either match or surpass that mark for futility.
The Nets have already suffered double digit road losses to Atlanta and Orlando to start the season. Yes, they are still 17 games away from breaking their own record for the worst start of the season, but you'd be hard-pressed to find wins in a brutal opening schedule for the next 17 games outlined below.
Here is a rundown of the possible games the Nets could win and the ones they'll likely lose.
Sun, 10/27 vs MIL. L
Tue, 10/29 vs DEN L
Wed, 10/30 MEM L
Fri, 11/1 CHI L?
Sun, 11/3 vs DET W??
Mon, 11/4 vs MEM L
Fri, 11/8 @BOS L
Sat, 11/9 @CLE L
Mon, 11/11 @NO L
Wed, 11/13 vs BOS L
Fri, 11/15 @NY L
Sun, 11/17 @NY L
Tue, 11/19 vs CHA L
Fri, 11/22 @PHI L
Sun, 11/24 @SAC L
Mon, 11/25 @GS L
Wed, 11/27@PHX L
Over the next 17 games, the Brooklyn Nets will have three legitimate chances for wins. Games with Chicago, Detroit and Charlotte pose a potential chance for the Nets not to start the season winless after 19 games.
If they are unable to pull off a win in any of those contests, it's a distinct possibility that the Nets may set a new mark for poor play.
However, with an exceptionally strong draft class, losing games may actually be beneficial to the long-term future of this franchise. Keep the NBA draft lottery ping pong balls coming!
