And generally, that means seemingly endless optimism, even for teams that find themselves outside the lottery.
Thanks to a fantastic close to the 2017-18 campaign, that’s where the Utah Jazz find themselves: comfortably outside the lottery and looking at targets in the range of their No. 21 pick.
Assuming Utah doesn’t trade up or down (either scenario should scare the Denver Nuggets), here are some of the guys that could be available to the Jazz: Kevin Huerter, De’Anthony Melton, Donte DiVincenzo, Grayson Allen and Chandler Hutchison.