The New Jersey Nets have started the season 0-12...where does this stand in the world of dismal streaks in the NBA?

Well...

In terms of 'worst start to a season', they're not quite there yet.

In 1988 the Miami Heat went 0-17 to kick things off and finished 9-73 (which is tied for the worst record for a single season)

In 1999 the Clippers also started the season 0-17. However, this was the strike-shortened season so they ended up 9-41. That's a better finish than the '88 Heat, but a much larger % of total games lost to start the season.

As I mentioned above, the '88 Heat tied for the worst season record with the '73 76ers. So...we'll just have to see where this season goes for the Nets.

Lastly, here is a look at some gross single-season losing streaks from the history of the NBA (single-season so we can compare them with today's Nets):

'96 Grizzlies - 23 games
'98 Nuggets - 23 games
'73 76ers - 20 games
'94 Mavericks - 20 games
'82 Clippers - 19 games
'89 Clippers - 19 games
'93 Mavericks - 19 games
'96 Grizzlies - 19 games

With all of this in mind, you have to wonder what sort of train wreck the Nets' current season is heading for. Getting off to an 0-12 start certainly makes it seem like the somebody cut the brakes already.