What's new
By:

Looking Ahead to 2015 Lottery

Avery

Avery

Well-Known Member
As we enter the twilight of an entertaining '14 - '15 season, it's time to start thinking about the upcoming draft lottery that will be held in May. This isn't a thread dedicated to who's available in the draft or who we should take (they'll be plenty of time for that), but rather a look at where we currently stand.

The Jazz are sitting in a bit of a boom or bust position; they won't catch the Suns or Pelicans at the bottom of the order. It's also unlikely that they will draft any higher than #9 as that tier of teams are four games behind us which is probably too much distance at this point with nine games to go. What's interesting is how close the race is for the #9 - #12 spots. Boston, Indiana and Utah all sit at 32-41. Charlotte still has 10 games left to play at 31-41 with their next date hosting Boston so the logjam will continue.

#9 is obviously a lot more attractive than #12 with the flip side being that this draft is reasonably deep in the lottery (I'd classify it as two tiers: #1 - #4 in Okafor, Towns, Mudiay and Russell with the next ten picks being a flip of the coin talent-wise). As such, look for the next two weeks of the season to be a chess match of lottery teams sitting players due to back spasms, sinus infections and cholera.

Current standings:

#1 - New York - .189
#2 - Minnesota - .219
#3 - Philadelphia - .243
#4 - LA Lakers - .264
#5 - Orlando - .297
#6 - Sacramento - .361
#7 - Denver - .378
#8 - Detroit - .384
#9 - Charlotte - .431
#10t - Boston - .438
#11t - Indiana - .438
#12t - Utah - .438
#13 - Phoenix - .514
#14 - New Orleans - .534
 
The EC teams are vying for playoff spots, and so I don't think they'll try to lose games for lottery position. The Jazz have a pretty tough schedule remaining against WC playoff teams, so I'd like to think the Jazz can finish no lower in the lotto than 10th.
 
Last edited:
Pretty sure there was a guy with ebola who walked through the airport around the same time as the team. Might be a good idea to quarantine Hayward and Favors, since I assume they are the most at risk.
 
good thing we already have a thread of over 500 pages already dedicated to this in detail. granted cy and dr jones argue like an old married couple.
 
I said this 5 weeks ago that we'd get the #9 pick due to the race in the East and the West for playoffs spot. Unlike every other year where there seems to always be a "tank race" at the end, this year is unprecedented in that BOS, CHA, IND and Brooklyn all have a chance to make the playoffs.


Should make our job a bit easier when they're doing all the lifting for us.
 
1-3 or nothing. I feel like this will be our destiny. We either win the lottery and keep our pick, or we trade the pick. I don't really see us moving up in the lottery and all indications from DL so far have been that we are looking to use the pick in order to reinforce the rotation with a player who can contribute right away.
 
I wonder if yesterday's loss to OKC puts Phoenix in a different mindset. Could they start tanking?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page
Back
Top