Looking around the NBA last season, it was harder to find two more hopeless teams than the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers. Two of the three worst finishers in the NBA in 2014-15, neither put themselves in a favorable position entering the year, and their lowly records were a good depiction of how torturous their years really were.
But with a new season comes new hope, and both teams have reason for optimism this coming season. The Sixers' futility earned them Duke's Jahlil Okafor with the No. 3 pick, and the Knicks ended up with Kristaps Porzingis at No.