FIVE DOWN
Five sagging squads (before Tuesday’s games)
1. New York Knicks:
The Kristaps Porzingis injury seems to have taken the wind completely out of the sails of this group.
2. Memphis Grizzlies:
Consensus seems to be that this lost organization will regret not dealing Tyreke Evans or Marc Gasol for future help.
3. Brooklyn Nets:
The Jahlil Okafor experiment isn’t going so well, but the nightly defensive collapses are on everyone.
4. Phoenix Suns:
We’ve seen horrible defensive teams before, but this one is pushing the envelope on just how awful a professional group can play.
5. Detroit Pistons:
So much for the afterglow of the Blake Griffin trade. This franchise pivots back and forth between up and down every two weeks or so.