NBA Reverse Standings: Pistons In The Mix For Top Three Draft Pick Odds

The Pistons have won some games as of late, which could impact where they pick in the draft.

Author:
Brandon Brown
Publish date:
Apr 5, 2022 2:52 PM EDT

As the NBA regular season hits its home stretch, the top odds in the 2022 NBA Draft are making some headway.

Holding losing streaks of six games and four games, respectively, the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets have emerged as top-odd contenders with both teams at 20-59 on the season.

A secondary battle has emerged between the Pistons and the Oklahoma City Thunder as just half a game separates the two teams.

Following the Pistons defeating the Thunder on Friday evening, Oklahoma City drew within half a game of top three odds. Then the Pistons defeated the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, giving the Thunder earned its second chance of the calendar year of cracking the top (bottom) three – they missed the opportunity – defeating the Phoenix Suns.

As things currently stand, Detroit and Oklahoma City will be fighting it out for the third-best slot.

With the Pistons clinging to a 23-56 record and the OKC at 23-55, the Pistons losing their final three games would almost certainly lock up the third slot. That's a very realistic possibility too with Detroit having the second-hardest schedule remaining as they face the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies to close the season.

It'll be a little tougher for Oklahoma City to lose out as they will face an underhanded Portland Trail Blazers squad tonight before playing the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers to close out the season.

Here are the NBA’s full reverse standings:

Orlando Magic, 20-59

Houston Rockets, 20-59

Detroit Pistons, 23-56

Oklahoma City Thunder, 23-55

Indiana Pacers, 25-54

Portland Trail Blazers, 27-51

Sacramento Kings, 29-50

Los Angeles Lakers, 31-47

San Antonio Spurs, 33-45

Washington Wizards, 34-44

New Orleans Pelicans, 34-44