The Utah Jazz (16-57) are nine games away from seeing the end of their race to the bottom. After the Washington Wizards pulled out a win against the Philadelphia 76ers last night, the Jazz have leapfrogged back into the number 1 position in the tank race.
For those readers unfamiliar with the ping pong ball process of the NBA draft lottery, the three-worst records in the league each have equal odds at both the first-overall pick (14%) and finishing in the top-four overall (52.1%). That said, the worst record in the league can only drop so far as the fifth pick in the draft, rather than the seventh or eighth. Given the talent at the top of this draft, staying up top could make a big…
