The Utah Jazz (16-57) are nine games away from seeing the end of their race to the bottom. After the Washington Wizards pulled out a win against the Philadelphia 76ers last night, the Jazz have leapfrogged back into the number 1 position in the tank race.
For those readers unfamiliar with the ping pong ball process of the NBA draft lottery, the three-worst records in the league each have equal odds at both the first-overall pick (14%) and finishing in the top-four overall (52.1%). That said, the worst record in the league can only drop so far as the fifth pick in the draft, rather than the seventh or eighth.