On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are still two winless teams remaining, one in each conference: the New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets. At 0-6, both teams have a long way to go before they get into historic territory -- the 2010 Nets and 2016 76ers share the record for worst starts at 0-18 -- but their campaigns are effectively already over.

Plenty of NBA teams and players are already crashing out, wiping away sky-high preseason expectations. And it could get worse before it gets better.

The Hornets announced Tuesday that guard LaMelo Ball will miss the game due to right ankle impingement. Ball missed the Hornets’ last game, a 126-103 win against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, because of the same injury.

The Pelicans breaking a historically negative record gives further reason for the front office to part ways with Willie Green.

Willie Green was the talk of the NBA world on Sunday evening. After the New Orleans Pelicans went head-to-head with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoo

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The New Orleans Pelicans snatched their first win of the season after escaping the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.

The Clippers' most-used lineup features Bradley Beal and James Harden, two veterans in their mid-30s that were never the most adept shot contesters in their youth, let alone now. As lost as the Pelicans currently are, they’re smart enough to know that those two in particular are weak links.