To be fair, being a merely-okay team in the west makes you the 12th seed.Ya, let's tank for the 14th pick.![]()
Honestly, is any team besides in the Western Conference actually bad besides the Suns? Jazz could end up 14th seed even trying. So they might as well retain their dignity in the process.
The Jazz do not tank. It would have to be a stealth tank where Rudy is held out for minor injuries. Getting to 6th worse would give a 37% to get a top 4 pick now, 12% for #1 (Zion). Right now we are 2 games out of the "6th worst" spot.