In recent years, which team has the weakest presence in the NBA?
I think it should be the Charlotte Hornets or the Orlando Magic.
Generally speaking, a team’s attention (sense of presence) is closely related to its record, city, ball market, and star level.
If the team is located in a big city, such as Los Angeles, New York, or Boston, no matter how bad the team's performance is, it will not lose attention. The New York Knicks have been unable to make the playoffs for N years, and their record is always at the bottom, but what? New York has the highest market value of any team in the NBA, with a value of US$3.3 billion, which is US$300 million higher than the second-ranked Los Angeles Lakers. New York, the largest city in the United States, has big shopping malls and many fans, so there is no need to worry about selling tickets. In the 2016-17 season, the average ticket price for the Knicks was $125, and attendance was 100%. For each home game, the ticket sales alone amount to US$2.5 million. Except for the 6% dividend paid to the league, everything else belongs to the team. In addition to funding from sponsors, television broadcasts and other income, the Knicks' annual profit is as high as 141 million U.S. dollars.
Just because the city is small does not mean that the ball market is uncompetitive. As a small city team, the Thunder have MVP-level All-Stars, so the attendance and exposure of the arena are very impressive. Such a team also includes the Cavaliers. They are both small cities but have superstars, so they have a strong presence.
The Orlando Magic's presence has been relatively weak in recent years, which is the most important reason for its sluggish record. When Howard was still with the Magic, they were one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference and reached the Finals in 2009. Charlotte Huang Feng is relatively miserable. Although their boss is the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan, he is the "poorest" among the bosses. The city where the team is located is average, and the boss does not have enough money to attract super players. star. Whether it is the Bobcats of the past or the Hornets of today, it is common for a team to miss the playoffs. Their stars are also quasi-All-Stars like Kemba Walker, and their market appeal is average.
In the NBA, the city location of the team, the team's history, team strength and stars determine the team's popularity and presence. From these dimensions, I think the Memphis Grizzlies have had the weakest sense of existence in recent years, and I can't even remember this team.
The above picture is a statistical table of the average ticket prices of NBA teams last season. This chart can reflect the team's popularity and presence to a certain extent. At the bottom of the rankings is the New Orleans Pelicans, but his presence is not low. Because of the presence of Davis, Cousins and Rondo, they once entered the second round of the playoffs.
The Clippers are in Los Angeles, Paul's former team, and have been a playoff team in the past few seasons, so their presence is not low. The Hornets have Jordan as their boss, the Pacers have Oladipo, they lost to the Cavaliers in the playoffs, and the Jazz have Mitchell.
The Mavericks have a driver, the Suns have Booker, the Nuggets have Jokic and Thomas, the Pistons have the Twin Towers, and the Magic have Gordon Dunk King.
The history of the Grizzlies team is very short, starting in Vancouver, Canada, and later moving to Memphis. The Grizzlies team's historical record is average. Although there are eight black players entering the second round, this kind of history cannot be remembered by fans. Memphis is a small city with only one of the four major league teams, the Grizzlies, but its ticket price is only seventh from the bottom. The players on the team are not well-known. Conley is a low-key player, and so is Gasol. They failed to play well and did not get any well-known rookies.
The second weakest team is the Eagles. The city where the Eagles are located is Atlanta, which is a big city and the team also has a glorious history. It's just that the Eagles have never had many fans in China. In recent seasons, the performance has been poor, and no fans have paid attention to it. Now that Carter and Jeremy Lin are on the roster, the Hawks should be getting more attention.
The Kings' record has always been poor, but they have a glorious history. Rondo Cousins has played for them all, and they have a certain fan base.
There are many teams in the NBA that attract a lot of attention, such as the Warriors, Rockets, Cavaliers, Celtics, Knicks, Lakers, etc. Of course, there are also some teams with particularly low presence, such as the Grizzlies, Nuggets, and Bucks. When it comes to the team with the lowest presence in the NBA in recent years, I'm afraid we have to talk about this team - the Sacramento Kings.
How low is the king’s presence? Let's put it this way, since Cousins left, the entire Kings team cannot even produce a player who can rank in the top 50 in the league. And this team is always far away from the playoffs - there is no suspense that the Kings will not have a place in this year's playoffs.
Everyone said that there are many teams that are at the bottom all year round. Why do the Kings have the lowest sense of presence? Then think about the teams that have been at the bottom in recent years. Lakers? The Lakers are located in the big city of Los Angeles, and their presence has been as high as ever in the history of the NBA! Knicks? Teams in the Big Apple have always had a lot of spotlight. Needless to say, the 76ers and Timberwolves, both teams have risen and look like strong teams in the playoffs.
In other words, the Magic have Gordon, the uncrowned dunk king, who once ranked first in the Eastern Conference this year; the Mavericks have an experienced player in charge, who has been exerting their remaining heat, and recently changed their name to the Mavericks, and again It caused a wave of gimmicks; the Suns have always been at the bottom, but they also produced a genius Booker. Just scoring 70 points is enough to brag about for a lifetime.
Look at the Kings again, who is their best player now? Rookie Fox or 40-year-old Carter? Fox's brilliance was completely overshadowed by other rookies, and Carter is really getting old and is about to leave the NBA stage.
So, if we want to judge the NBA as the team with the least presence in recent years, the Kings deserve the title and "deserve it"!
As most people know, there are several main reasons for teams with low presence.
First, they are in a small ball market, with more than half of the 30 teams That's all.
2. Record, if the record is good, more people will watch it. If you keep losing, even the most sincere fans will get tired of it one day. And record is crucial to newcomers who are just paying attention to the NBA. For example, the current Warriors' presence four years ago will not be much better than the current Trail Blazers. Now it has reached the sky.
The Spurs are also a small-market team. Because of their good record, they also have a strong sense of presence.
3. Stars. In the NBA, stars are a crucial factor in attracting fans. Like the Kings in the past two years, even though they were in a small market and their record was not good, they still had a certain sense of presence because of Cousins.
4. Foundation. For example, the Philadelphia 76ers have had a very poor record in recent years and do not have any decent stars. However, because of their deep foundation, their presence is not low.
That’s all I can think of for now.
To say that the teams with relatively low presence in recent years are the Kings, Suns, Nets and other teams.
You really need to think about this question carefully. How do you think about it? It's the one NBA team hasn't thought of for a long time. I think that's the Hornets, the magic. There’s really no reason why it didn’t get any attention at all.
What kind of team has no sense of existence?
Let’s take a look at the teams that have a sense of existence. If we exclude them all, we will have a team that has no sense of existence. First of all, super strong teams have a sense of presence, such as the Warriors and Rockets. Teams with superstars have a presence. For example, the Cavaliers are with James, the Pelicans are with Anthony Davis, and the Bucks are with Antetokounmpo. Players with potential newcomers have a sense of presence, such as the 76ers, Timberwolves, and Celtics. Of course, the Lakers and Knicks have a natural presence.
There are also some teams that really have no sense of existence, but they have also attracted attention because of some things. For example, the Nets were originally a team that could be ignored, but a few years ago they sold out all the team's future in order to form the Big Five. Later, in order to retaliate against society's constant offer of restricted free agents, they sold out the players' home teams. It's very annoying, and the Nets can be considered to have a sense of presence. The Trail Blazers have always been ignored, but their results last season were so good that we have to pay attention. Some teams don't have a strong sense of presence, but they can still look past it. For example, the Kings used to have Cousins, and the Pistons traded Griffin. There is no lower limit for the eagle to be bad and so on. It seems that the worst ones are the Magic and the Hornets.
The Magic and Hornets have almost no sense of existence.
Let’s look at the Magic. It’s difficult to find news about it. The team’s performance is not good and there are no potential newcomers. In the past, it was hard to find Gordon who was the dunk king, but LaVine was even better. Gordon soon became tepid. I really don’t know what to pay attention to him. Maybe NBA President Xiao Hua will say something like this one day, "If it weren't for my neighbor's reminder, I would have forgotten that there is a Magic team in the NBA."
Performing results is the best way to gain attention. I hope the Magic and Hornets can use their results to prove themselves.
Before answering this question, the author went to the Internet to search and found that there were discussions in similar communities. Some unpopular teams were roughly listed including the Nets, Kings, Hornets, Magic, Pelicans, Pistons, Hawks, Forget about the Wizards, Grizzlies, Bucks, Mavericks, Bobcats, and SuperSonics, they have been out of the league for a few years. In fact, it is not difficult for you to find that these teams have many similar characteristics:
First, they either have poor records. The author checked the record rankings of the Eastern and Western Conferences in the past five years. The Magic have never been in the top 10 in the Eastern Conference in the past five years; followed by the 76ers. In the past four years, the rankings have been either first or second from the bottom, except for This year; the Nets have only fallen to the bottom in the past two years, and the Pistons are not much better. In the Western Conference, the Suns have undoubtedly the worst overall performance. The Western Conference has lost to the team leader three times! Then there are the Timberwolves and Kings who have not made the playoffs in 13 years. The Lakers are not much better, and the Jazz only made it last year.
Second, there are either no stars. In fact, we can get rid of the Pelicans now. If they are not easy to recognize, we can only blame the boss for using the state bird as the team name, but many people still like to call them water birds? Why? The big Buddha of Big Eyebrows is here; and like the Hawks, Wizards, Grizzlies, and even the Bucks before Antetokounmpo, they actually lacked the attention of famous stars for a long time, and like Atlanta and the Mavericks where the Hawks are located The market in Dallas, where I am located, is actually pretty good, and it is one of the top ten major cities in the United States.
Third, there is either no market. The Wizards, Grizzlies, and Bucks just mentioned in the second point, as well as the above-mentioned Kings, Hornets, Pistons, etc. are all living cases. The most typical example is the automobile city! After Detroit's manufacturing industry declined, the Pistons really plummeted. Now that Griffin and Drummond are here, who can think of too many others? I guess even non-senior fans think of the Pistons as the bad boys of the 1980s, right?
Finally, let’s talk about the one with the weakest sense of existence! If you have all three, your presence is probably the lowest: the Nets, Hawks, and Mavericks have a market, the Hornets had Howard last year, and the boss was Jordan, who is very famous, the Pelicans have Big Eyebrows, the Pistons have Griffin, The Bucks have Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Wizards, and the Grizzlies. The record in the past five years is not bad. The real weakest ones are the Eastern Magic and the Western Conference Kings. Use a psychological test question to prove it! Close your eyes and think, can you name these five players from these two teams in an instant?
There are 30 teams in the NBA, but only those teams with superior strength, superstars, hot news or traditional giants will attract attention.
In the league, the top teams in the NBA in recent seasons include the Warriors, Rockets, Spurs, Cavaliers, and Celtics.
The Timberwolves, Thunder, Trail Blazers, Nuggets, Raptors, Pelicans, and Wizards all have very strong overall strength and receive relatively high attention.
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Embiid of the 76ers, Oladipo of the Pacers, and rookie Mitchell of the Jazz have all attracted high attention from their teams.
Although the four teams, the Nets, Knicks, Lakers, and Clippers, all have poor records, they are all located in big cities in the United States, so they are still favored by the media.
Other teams have less exposure, among which the Heat have a good record, the Grizzlies suddenly declined, the Mavericks changed their name, Griffin joined the Pistons, the Kings traded George Hill, and the Suns Trading Bledsoe and the Hornets selling core Kemba Walker have all become hot news for a while, and among the remaining three teams, the Bulls and Hawks have also had good records in the past few seasons.
Then the team with the weakest presence in the NBA is about to emerge, which is the Magic, the NBA Eastern team. The Magic have never made it to the playoffs since Howard left, and the team has not drafted any dazzling players. Therefore, the Magic have neither strength nor popularity, and naturally receive very little attention. The existence of the team The feeling is also very weak.
There is no weak team in the league. I remember when I was in school, the 20 fans in my class supported 15 teams respectively. Teams that have little presence now catch your eye just as much as they did before. Except for the students who like the 76ers and Lakers more, everyone else has a home team. I always talk endlessly when talking about my home team. I really liked the league at that time and miss the time at that time.
Let’s start with the Western Conference. Since Nash Stoudemire left the Suns, that is, after the Western Conference Finals with the Lakers in 2010, it suddenly felt like the Suns had disappeared from the NBA! The previous run-and-gun style once detonated the entire league! The only exposed news is Booker's 70 points and winning the No. 1 pick this year! I used to like the 2006-10 Suns and Warriors, their style of play was so gorgeous! Since Nash left, there has been no exposure. The other is the Kings. Since losing to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals unfortunately, it feels like this team has suddenly lost its soul. It has been at the bottom of the regular season for more than 10 consecutive years and cannot enter the playoffs. , and there are no famous all-stars! Except for Evans, a strong rookie in 2009 who had 25+5 in his rookie season, and Cousins, there is no sense of existence at all! This is also a team I have never seen in the playoffs in all my years of watching the NBA! And here in the East, if Jordan's Hornets (former Bobcats) weren't the owner, almost new fans wouldn't even know this team existed! The new Charlotte League team has a poor record and a small city with no stars! The Magic and Pistons in recent years also seem to have disappeared! Just these 5 teams! The reason is that the record is not good and not outstanding
I feel that the regular season results are not good and the teams cannot enter the playoffs. The other is teams in small cities without leading stars or superstars, such as the basketball teams in the Eastern Conference. The Nets and Magic, the Kings and Suns in the Western Conference, the most common feature of these teams is that they have no outstanding results, and they have been underdogs year after year. However, like the Mavericks and Grizzlies, the traditional strong teams in the Western Conference, and the Bulls in the Eastern Conference It's because deliberately messing up and losing to get a high draft pick requires a certain amount of performance skills, so the presence is stronger than those weak teams.