The end of the NBA regular season is on Wednesday, but it can't come soon enough for more than a dozen teams that await the draft lottery.
While eight teams from each conference are jockeying for playoff position, there's a different sort of positioning battle in the cellar of the standings. The Knicks, Lakers and Timberwolves all have fewer combined wins than the Atlanta Hawks, and Wednesday finally brings to an end the rock fight happening for the best chance at grabbing the No. 1 pick.
The lottery may look a bit different by the time the season ends, since Oklahoma City can still sneak into the postseason. But with only one or two games left out of the 82, let's see where things currently stand and how it would shake out.
Players with Improving Stock
Jakob Poeltl, C, Utah
On the heels of a stellar freshman season that few expected, Utah center Jakob Poeltl's NBA stock is at an all-time high and doesn't seem likely to get much higher.
The 7-footer out of Austria averaged 9.2 points per game on 68 percent shooting in his lone season with the ...
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