Half of the NBA’s 30 teams will fight to dethrone the Warriors for the championship when the playoffs begin on April 13. But for the league’s bottom 14 squads, their offseason will begin three days earlier with the end of the regular season slate. The 14 non-playoff teams have registered 2018-19 campaigns ranging from promising (Sacramento and Dallas) to disastrous (Phoenix and Washington), setting the table for one of the most exciting summers in recent memory.
The bottom half of the league has been properly dragged as we approach April, with free-agent signings mocked and trade demands skewered.