After the high of the Chicago Bulls on this current NBA Tuesday miniseries, we now go to the relative low of the Charlotte Hornets—one of the stranger franchises in professional basketball history. From 1988 to 2002, the Hornets (first version) made the playoffs 7 times, and then the franchise moved to New Orleans, taking the team name with it. However, in 2004, Charlotte undeservedly got a new team: the Bobcats.

The Bobcats made the postseason only twice by 2014, when the New Orleans franchise changed its name to the Pelicans—and Charlotte decided to go back to being the Hornets (second version). The continuity of the Charlotte franchise, therefore, has a weird gap in it (no team for two seasons) and an odd return to the original expansion franchise’s name for the second expansion franchise—which is really the same entity.

Got all that? Try this link out for the data explanation; we give up. Either way, this team has stunk: in 33 overall seasons, the Charlotte franchise has just 10 postseason appearances, never even reaching the conference finals. In fact, the Hornets/Bobcats/Hornets never even have won a division title in the NBA. So, the list below is not going to impress anyone, as this may be the worst franchise in league history. Fold it!

No. 5: 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets

A 54-28 record was only good enough for fourth place in the Central Division—and it remains the team’s high-water mark for victories in a season. The Hornets were No. 12 on offense, No. 15 on defense, and No. 12 overall in the SRS rankings. See what we mean here about not impressing anyone? Charlotte definitely did not impress the New York Knicks, its first-round playoff foe: the Knicks swept the Hornets in three games.

The team was led by power forward Anthony Mason (11.4 Win Shares), small forward Glen Rice (10.8), and center Vlade Divac (7.3). Most basketball fans will remember them, albeit maybe not for being on this team. The playoff matchup wasn’t particularly close or a blowout, with N.Y. winning by an average of 8.6 points per game. The closest content was Game 2 in the Big Apple, with the Knicks topping the Hornets by 7 points.

No. 4: 1999-00 Charlotte Hornets

The 49-33 record got Charlotte to second place in the Central Division this time around; the team had the No. 14 offense, the No. 10 defense, and the No. 10 overall SRS ranking. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hornets drew the Philadelphia 76ers, and the fate was mostly the same: Charlotte lost the series in four games, winning only Game 2 at home in a matchup that Hornets fans were disappointed with the outcome.

Shooting guard Eddie Jones (10.1 WS) and Mason (8.9) topped this relatively anonymous team in value. But 76ers superstar Allen Iverson was able to carry his team to the playoff win, while scoring 25.8 ppg in the matchup. Philly stole Game 1 on Charlotte’s home court with a 92-82 win, and then the 76ers closed out the Hornets with two wins on their home court in Games 3 and 4—by a combined 11 points. Close, but no cigar.

No. 3: 2015-16 Charlotte Hornets

Third place in the Southeast Division came on the heels of a 48-34 record, the No. 11 offense, the No. 9 defense, and the No. 9 SRS ranking overall. Sadly, this was the last time the Hornets made the NBA postseason, however, and it ended in a first-round, seven-game series loss to the Miami Heat. Charlotte won Game 5 on the road to take a 3-2 series lead, but the Heat recovered to win the series with two wins.

Talk about a nondescript team: no one reached double digits in Win Shares. The value leaders were point guard Kemba Walker (9.9 WS) and PF Marvin Williams (7.8). Overall, 12 players notched at least 1.0 WS, but without any true star power, it was hard for the Hornets to compete in the playoffs. That Game 5 playoff win featured a fourth-quarter comeback, but losing Game 6 at home by 7 points was a dagger to the heart.

No. 2: 1997-98 Charlotte Hornets

With a 51-31 record, these Hornets finished third in the Central. They were No. 10 on offense, No. 14 on defense, and No. 12 overall in the SRS rankings. That doesn’t seem too impressive, however … at least not enough to warrant this slot. Despite the low(er) profile, though, Charlotte “upset” the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, becoming just the second team in franchise history to advance in the postseason.

Rice (9.3 WS) and Mason (9.3) topped the roster in value, as the Hornets beat the Hawks, three games to one. Charlotte won the first two games at home before losing Game 3 in Atlanta by a whopping 32 points. Then, the Hornets won Game 4 on the road to advance to the conference semifinals. There, they got to face the Bulls and Michael Jordan—actually winning Game 2 in Chicago by 2 points. But that was the high point.

No. 1: 1994-95 Charlotte Hornets

This was the first of four times the Hornets have finished in second place (Central); they got there with a 50-32 record, the No. 15 offense, the No. 6 defense, and the No. 9 overall SRS ranking. Like most teams, however, in franchise history, they didn’t make it out of the first round of the playoffs, losing in four games to the Jordan-restored Bulls. Charlotte actually had home-court advantage—but couldn’t keep it. Bad timing.

These Hornets were somewhat talented all around, topped in value by C Alonzo Mourning (9.4 WS), SG Hersey Hawkins (8.7), PG Muggsy Bogues (8.6), and PF Larry Johnson (8.5). The Bulls ended up outscoring Charlotte by 3.8 ppg in the series, while stealing Game 1 on the road. After the Hornets won Game 2, the Bulls won Game 3 at home in a blowout before escaping with a Game 4 win by 1 point. Doh.