With roughly half the NBA #NotTryinForZion, the Nuggets find themselves in the exact opposite position in the final weeks of the regular season.
Not only are they chasing every victory they can in the race for the top spot in the Western Conference, but each one of those wins makes it less likely Denver will have a pick in the 2019 NBA draft.
Due to a series of protections too complicated to list here, it appears the only shot the franchise has at holding onto a second-round pick in this summer’s draft is if it finishes outside the top five in the league.