Some have suggested that this season, because of the perceived strength of the 2014 NBA Draft class, more teams than usual have tossed in the towel in favor of the draft. However, the truth is if you look at the last five years of NBA basketball, this year’s standings are not that far off from the norm and are not nearly as bad, especially at the bottom, as some teams have been in the not so distant past.
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| 14 | Phoenix (.574) | Utah (.524) | Houston (.515) | Houston (.524) | Houston (.512) |
| 13 | Minnesota (.515) | Dallas (.500) | Phoenix (.500) | Phoenix (.488) | Toronto (.488) |
| 12 | Denver (.456) | Philadelphia (.415) | Milwaukee (.470) | Utah (.476) | Memphis (.488) |
| 11 | New York (.412) | Toronto (.415) | Portland (.424) | Golden State (.439) | New Orleans (.451) |
| 10 | New Orleans (.403) | Portland (.402) | Minnesota (.394) | Milwaukee (.427) | Indiana (.390) |
| 9 | Cleveland (.382) | Minnesota (.378) | Detroit (.379) | Charlotte (.415) | New York (.354) |
| 8 | Detroit (.373) | Detroit (.354) | Toronto (.348) | LA Clippers (.390) | LA Clippers (.354) |
| 7 | Sacramento (.353) | Washington (.354) | Golden State (.348) | Detroit (.366) | Detroit (.329) |
| 6 | Boston (.333) | Sacramento (.341) | New Jersey (.333) | New Jersey (.293) | Philadelphia (.329) |
| 5 | LA Lakers (.328) | New Orleans (.329) | Sacramento (.333) | Sacramento (.293) | Golden State (.317) |
| 4 | Utah (.319) | Phoenix (.305) | Cleveland (.318) | Washington (.280) | Washington (.317) |
| 3 | Orlando (.275) | Cleveland (.293) | New Orleans (.318) | Toronto (.268) | Sacramento (.305) |
| 2 | Philadelphia (.221) | Charlotte (.256) | Washington (.303) | Cleveland(.232) | Minnesota (.183) |
| 1 | Milwaukee (.191) | Orlando (.244) | Charlotte (.106) | Minnesota (.207) | New Jersey (.146) |
*** Based on NBA standings and games played through 3/19/14
h/t Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders
