In the East, I see only Philly yet again to be lower in the standings but we shall see when Simmons comes back. They may end up better than the Nets but I see them in the tank running all season. I think Washington will be a decent team as well as Miami and MIL all out of the tank running eventually.
In the West, I expect Dallas to improve significantly when Dirk comes back but if that injury lingers, who knows. PHO does have some veteran talent and could have runs but I think they will stay in the tank hunt. NOP will improve IMO and will be out of the tank discussion fairly soon.
So based on that, I think the bottom 4 tankers are BKN, PHI, PHO, and DAL. I still like our chances with these picks.