A lot of the decision to sit melo will be to get the best shot at the #1 seed since they wont be making the playoffs, even in the east.
i love when evan roberts says the following
"finishing worst doesnt help because the worst team rarely gets the first pick"
of course not, evan. finishing worst gives you a 25% chance, which means a 75% chance you dont get the first pick. so ya, odds are against you, but you still have higher odds by finishing the worst