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NBA Jam Power Rankings: Which Team Featured the Best Duo?
No, but seriously -- which NBA Jam duo, according to analytics, was actually the best?

Bench Warmers

#27 Minnesotta Timberwolves
Christian Laettner: -1.3 nERD
Chuck Person: -13.8 nERD
Team Total: -15.1 nERD

#26 Dallas Mavericks
Derek Harper: -3.6 nERD
Jim Jackson: -7.8 nERD
Team Total: -11.4 nERD

#25 Washington Bullets
Harvey Grant: -0.7 nERD
Tom Gugliotta: -9.4 nERD
Team Total: -10.1 nERD

#24 Philadelphia 76ers
Jeff Hornacek: 0.6 nERD
Clarence Weatherspoon: -5.5 nERD
Team Total: -4.9 nERD

I figured the teams who failed to post a positive nERD only deserved a few sentences as a group, but there are definitely a few things worth mentioning. Chuck Person is officially the worst player in the entire NBA Jam game, posting an abysmal -13.8 nERD while effectively making his team -- the Minnesota Timberwolves -- the worst in the game as well. In fact, Person was so awful that the second worst available player -- Tom Gugliotta -- was a full 4.4 nERD ahead of him.

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