Yesterday, 09:14 AM
So there were 7/8 teams who were tanking for better lottery odds this year, but who needs lottery luck the most. Any of the dregs will pray to get lucky but my choices are Utah, Memphis and Sac. As Masai said in the press conference, the West is filled with studs and they aren't going anywhere. If you have one, you at least can hope. If you don't, you have no hope.
Utah is the best positioned of the three. Get a top 4 pick, and they may have a route to be one of the teams to watch in the future. Memphis has draft capital and some young players, but they don't have "The Guy" and could be stuck in no man land if they do not land in the top 4. Sacramento is obvious.
In the East, I guess I would say MIL and the Nets. The Nets got a lot of praise for getting picks in past trades, but a few years later and they appear to be in the same spot. With Houston getting their pick next year, the Knicks being good, and them being irrelevant in NYC, they need to make a splash.
Utah is the best positioned of the three. Get a top 4 pick, and they may have a route to be one of the teams to watch in the future. Memphis has draft capital and some young players, but they don't have "The Guy" and could be stuck in no man land if they do not land in the top 4. Sacramento is obvious.
In the East, I guess I would say MIL and the Nets. The Nets got a lot of praise for getting picks in past trades, but a few years later and they appear to be in the same spot. With Houston getting their pick next year, the Knicks being good, and them being irrelevant in NYC, they need to make a splash.