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Last week's ranking in parentheses.

30. Phoenix Suns (30)

The Phoenix Suns closed out their season with a 124-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks that represented, easily, their largest margin of victory all year. In that contest, a gentleman named Alec Peters scored 36 points. Admit it: You've never heard of him.

Phoenix finished last in offensive and defensive efficiency and will hit the lottery with the best odds of getting the No. 1 pick.

Congratulations, Suns. You were the worst team in the NBA this season. Mission accomplished.

29. Memphis Grizzlies (28)

The Memphis Grizzlies also logged a victory this week, which would normally have been enough to get them upward momentum. But if this final edition is to be reflective of the season as a whole, the Grizzlies can't be any better than second-to-last. They had two double-digit losing streaks in 2017-18, the longer of which spanned an incredible 19 games.

Bring on Luka Doncic!

28. Chicago Bulls (26)

If not for that ridiculous 10-3 stretch to close out December, the Chicago Bulls would have handily won the race to the bottom. But because Nikola Mirotic led them on that improbable spurt before getting traded to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 1, they wound up with 27 wins and in a tie with the Sacramento Kings for sixth in the lottery odds.

If we acknowledge the roster that accumulated that 10-3 streak doesn't resemble the one that finished the season, it's fair to drop the Bulls this low. Especially since they concluded the year with a minus-7.8 net rating, tied for second-worst with the Kings.

27. New York Knicks (29)

Everything went south after Kristaps Porzingis tore his ACL on Feb. 6, and the New York Knicks won just six of their final 23 games. Rehabilitating Trey Burke was a plus, and he went for 19 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals in New York's season finale victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Someone new will be in charge of this mess next season. The Knicks canned Jeff Hornacek late Wednesday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

26. Orlando Magic (27)

Terrence Ross, out since Nov. 29 with a knee injury, returned to action this past week and played two of the Orlando Magic's final three games. Like just about every other tanker, the Magic performed well in their final contest of the year, a 101-92 win over the Washington Wizards.

The victory wasn't enough to save coach Frank Vogel's job. He got the (mostly unfair) ax after an injury-riddled, ill-constructed Magic roster finished 25-57 with the league's sixth-worst net rating.