6 cooked NBA teams already serving up a lost season

Key Points:

• Six NBA teams—Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, and Los Angeles Clippers—are already struggling significantly early in the 2023-24 season, with some facing bleak outlooks despite the long schedule ahead.
• The Sacramento Kings, led by rookie Darius Acuff, are considered the worst team in the league so far, compounded by injuries like Keegan Murray’s ankle issue, limiting their competitiveness.
• The Chicago Bulls show promise in rookie Caleb Wilson but suffer from poor defense, rebounding, and shooting, with key players like Matas Buzelis regressing under new coaching.
• The Milwaukee Bucks are struggling post-Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, lacking talent to close out games, with rookie Brayden Burries showing some potential amid overall team challenges.
• The Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz face roster and injury problems, with the Suns’ trade for Miles Bridges failing to improve the team and the Jazz’s offense ranking near the bottom due to injuries and poor shooting.
• The Los Angeles Clippers are hampered by injuries, poor ball control, and a depleted roster following a cap scandal, with limited prospects for improvement this season and no 2027 draft pick to aid rebuilding.