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DET | 82/0 | 14 | 68 | .170 | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
WAS | 82/0 | 15 | 67 | .182 | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
CHA | 82/0 | 21 | 61 | .256 | | | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
POR | 82/0 | 21 | 61 | .256 | | | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
SAS | 82/0 | 22 | 60 | .268 | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
TOR | 82/0 | 25 | 57 | .304 | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
MEM | 82/0 | 27 | 55 | .329 | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
UTH | 82/0 | 31 | 51 | .378 | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
BKN | 82/0 | 32 | 50 | .390 | | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
ATL | 82/0 | 36 | 46 | .439 | | | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
CHI | 82/0 | 39 | 43 | .475 | | | | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
HOU | 82/0 | 41 | 41 | .500 | | | | | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
GSW | 82/0 | 46 | 36 | .561 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
SAC | 82/0 | 46 | 36 | .561 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
MIA | 82/0 | 46 | 36 | .561 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
LAL | 82/0 | 47 | 35 | .573 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
PHI | 82/0 | 47 | 35 | .573 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
ORL | 82/0 | 47 | 35 | .573 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
IND | 82/0 | 47 | 35 | .573 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
CLE | 82/0 | 48 | 34 | .585 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
PHX | 82/0 | 49 | 33 | .597 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
MIL | 82/0 | 49 | 33 | .597 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
NWO | 82/0 | 49 | 33 | .597 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
DAL | 82/0 | 50 | 32 | .609 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
NYK | 82/0 | 50 | 32 | .609 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
LAC | 82/0 | 51 | 31 | .622 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
MIN | 82/0 | 56 | 26 | .682 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ← | ← | ← | |
DEN | 82/0 | 57 | 25 | .695 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ← | |
OKC | 82/0 | 57 | 25 | .695 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ᰬ | ← | |
BOS | 82/0 | 64 | 18 | .780 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The NBA uses a lottery system to determine which teams get the best picks in the upcoming draft. The worse a team finishes in the standings, the better the chance the team gets a higher draft pick.
Every year a few teams seem to throw in the towel and tank in hopes of getting a higher draft pick.
The Tank Magic Number is the number of games a team needs to lose in order to secure a worse seed in the traditional standings.
Basically, it's the exact opposite of a traditional magic number.
We've taken the traditional standings and flipped them upside down, so in our table, it's still a race to the "top".
Assuming the "better" seed is actually a worse record (#1 seed is the worst record, #2 is the second worst, etc), here are the odds of getting the first pick for next years NBA draft:
When a team is guaranteed a reverse top three seed, they are highlighted in green. When they are guaranteed a lottery pick, they are highlighted in yellow. When a team clinches a playoff spot, they are no longer a lottery pick, and are highlighted in red.
Updated: April 24, 2024 1:00am GMT