The race for postseason seeding will be fierce once the calendar turns to 2019, with 14 teams in the West competing for eight spots while the top five teams in the East jockey for position. But the postseason excitement come March and April will be non-existent in a handful of cities. Phoenix is the lone West team buried in the playoff standings, while out East, there are four teams that have relegated themselves to the bottom, ready for a 2019 tankapalooza as the season draws to a close. We’ll give the Wizards a pass for now given their relative pedigree, yet that could change if Washington’s situation continues to devolve.
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