The Atlantic Division is bad. Historically bad. Like, playing at a rate that would make it the worst division in the history of sports bad.

Let’s put the standings to date on front street and collectively try to hold down our lunch:

There are countless fun facts that come from comparing this division to the rest of the NBA these days. Here are some of my favorites:

The division “leading” Boston Celtics actually have a worse record than 7 teams in the Eastern Conference and 13 in the Western Conference. Thirteen!

The Atlantic Division does not have one single team that has a winning record on the road. The Sixers are the only team with a winning home record at 6-5. The Celtics are the only team with a winning record against opponents within their conference at 7-6 (a conference that isn’t exactly stacked, considering it has two teams with records over .500).

Speaking of which, those two teams, the Pacers and the Heat, have combined for 31 wins, while the entire Atlantic Division has combined for 29.

The Celtics currently have a win percentage of .400. The lowest winning percentage to ever win the Atlantic Division title was the 2004-2005 Celtics, who finished with a record of 45-37 and a winning percentage of .549.

To match that mark, the Celtics would have to go 37-25 (.597), the Sixers 38-25 (.603), the Raptors 39-26 (.600), the Nets 40-24 (.625), or the Knicks 42-24 (.636). Basically, for either of these teams to come away as a division winner and not be the worst one in history, they would need to win over 60 percent of their remaining games.

Our current team intentionally spilling drinks on the court, or having assistant coach Lawrence Frank “reassigned” by the team for disagreeing with him.

How about the fact that they flat out stink on both ends of the floor? They have a 27th-ranked net rating of -8.0 as a result of their 22nd-ranked offensive rating (99.5) and 30th-ranked defensive rating (107.5). They are 23rd in the league in total rebound percentage (48.6) and 23rd in effective field goal percentage (.472). Basically, the only thing they do well is wear black jerseys (which are still awesome, for what it’s worth).

Can they be better?

Considering they have the highest payroll in the league (roughly $103.1 million, which is $44.4 million over the salary cap), one would hope so. Owner Mikhail Prokhorov has deep pockets, but all the luxury tax payments he’s forking out weren’t meant to be for a team with a .278 winning percentage. Something’s got to give.

The recent return of Brook Lopez from an ankle injury should help, but the team is still indefinitely without Deron Williams (ankle), Kirilenko (back), and probably onto something).

No matter what happens, the race to be the least mediocre will be fun to watch. The viewing public loves a good train wreck.