Mavs off-season and draft 2023 thread

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Paging those who know better, what happens if the Bulls finish with a worse regular season record, but they qualify for the play-in?

Is there a chance we end up behind them in the lottery or do the play-in teams fall into the 11-14 spots regardless of regular season record? It would make sense so as to punish weak conferences such as the East historically. To me, those that qualify for the playoffs should be inherently ranked higher. But I wouldn't be surprised.