NBA Jam Power Rankings: Which Team Featured the Best Duo?

Past Their Primes

#23 Los Angeles Lakers
Vlade Divac: 0.7 nERD
James Worthy: -3.8 nERD
Team Total: -3.1 nERD

#22 Detroit Pistons
Bill Laimbeer: 2.9 nERD
Isiah Thomas: -5.8 nERD
Team Total: -2.9 nERD

#21 Milwaukee Bucks
Blue Edwards: -0.2 nERD
Brad Lohaus: -1.9 nERD
Team Total: -2.1 nERD

#20 Sacramento Kings
Wayman Tisdale: -0.6 nERD
Mitch Richmond: -0.5 nERD
Team Total: -1.1 nERD

While most of the players listed above were not All-Stars, there are a few names that you might be surprised to see on teams with a total nERD in the negatives, most notably Isiah Thomas and James Worthy. As I mentioned before, these rankings are based off of the 1992-93 season, which happened to be both Thomas and Worthy's second-to-last seasons in the NBA. That's the main reason why these Hall of Famers are so low in these rankings.

Thomas posted his worst offensive rating (102), defensive rating (110) and player efficiency rating (15.4) since his rookie year as he lost a step from previous years. Meanwhile, Worthy -- who was a shell of his former self from the glory days of Showtime -- wasn't a full-time starter and struggled to stay physical. He posted the lowest rebounding numbers of his career at just three per game and earned a very poor 111 defensive rating.