Tank | GP/R | W | L | W% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WAS | 68/14 | 11 | 57 | .161 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
DET | 67/15 | 12 | 55 | .179 | NC | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
SAS | 68/14 | 15 | 53 | .220 | NC | NC | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
CHA | 68/14 | 17 | 51 | .250 | NC | NC | NC | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
POR | 67/15 | 19 | 48 | .283 | NC | NC | NC | NC | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
TOR | 68/14 | 23 | 45 | .338 | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
MEM | 68/14 | 23 | 45 | .338 | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
BKN | 68/14 | 26 | 42 | .382 | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
UTH | 67/15 | 29 | 38 | .432 | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ᰬ | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
ATL | 67/15 | 30 | 37 | .447 | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ← | ← | ← | ← | |
HOU | 67/15 | 32 | 35 | .477 | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | |
CHI | 68/14 | 33 | 35 | .485 | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ᰬ | ᰬ | ← | |
LAL | 68/14 | 36 | 32 | .529 | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ← | |
GSW | 66/16 | 35 | 31 | .530 | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ← | |
PHI | 67/15 | 37 | 30 | .552 | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ← | |
MIA | 67/15 | 37 | 30 | .552 | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ← | |
IND | 68/14 | 38 | 30 | .558 | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ← | |
DAL | 68/14 | 39 | 29 | .573 | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | NC | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ᰬ | |
PHX | 68/14 | 39 | 29 | .573 | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | NC | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ᰬ | |
SAC | 66/16 | 38 | 28 | .575 | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
ORL | 68/14 | 40 | 28 | .588 | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
NYK | 67/15 | 40 | 27 | .597 | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
NWO | 67/15 | 41 | 26 | .611 | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
CLE | 67/15 | 42 | 25 | .626 | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | |
LAC | 67/15 | 42 | 25 | .626 | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | |
MIL | 68/14 | 44 | 24 | .647 | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | |
MIN | 67/15 | 46 | 21 | .686 | | | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
DEN | 68/14 | 47 | 21 | .691 | | | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 14 | 8 | |
OKC | 67/15 | 47 | 20 | .701 | | | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | 15 | 9 | |
BOS | 67/15 | 53 | 14 | .791 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC |
The NBA uses a lottery system to determine which teams get the best picks in the upcoming draft. The worse a team finishes in the standings, the better the chance the team gets a higher draft pick.
Every year a few teams seem to throw in the towel and tank in hopes of getting a higher draft pick.
The Tank Magic Number is the number of games a team needs to lose in order to secure a worse seed in the traditional standings.
Basically, it's the exact opposite of a traditional magic number.
We've taken the traditional standings and flipped them upside down, so in our table, it's still a race to the "top".
Assuming the "better" seed is actually a worse record (#1 seed is the worst record, #2 is the second worst, etc), here are the odds of getting the first pick for next years NBA draft:
When a team is guaranteed a reverse top three seed, they are highlighted in green. When they are guaranteed a lottery pick, they are highlighted in yellow. When a team clinches a playoff spot, they are no longer a lottery pick, and are highlighted in red.
Updated: March 19, 2024 1:00am GMT