If you aren't in the top 3-5 picks in a draft it doesn't really matter where you're picking. It's basically a crapshoot after that most years. This Jazz team was too good to ever be bottom 5 in the NBA. Unless some crazy stuff went down. If we're in the lottery we're going to be counting on ping pong balls. But even if we are picking in the 10-20 range I have faith in DL and the scouts. These are the guys that got us Rudy at 27 and Donovan at 13. They've drafted very well. We'll be alright.
The higher our pick the better it is for the team. Wether it lessens the chances DL needs to trade assets to move up to get his man or increases the value of our own pick to trade to bring a player in.
Sitting 10-13 is the worst possible outcome for any season. Let alone when adding as much talent as fast as possible.