The Indiana Pacers were just one win away from being crowned NBA champions last season. They put everything on the line to get to where they did, and that included pushing Tyrese Haliburton past his breaking point. Unfortunately, the All-Star point guard tore his Achilles tendon in Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder . The Pacers are paying the consequences now, as their 1-10 record has them tied for last place in the entire NBA.

The Chicago Bulls famously fell off the face of the Earth after Michael Jordan retired for the second time. There have been a few other massive season-to-season collapses as well. The Pacers are on pace to have one of the biggest record collapses from one season to the next in NBA history.

The Bulls' post-Jordan regression

Under Jordan, the Bulls

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