There are a lot of reasons teams tank.
You're just providing explanatory context.
My definition of tanking: a team intentionally wins fewer games they they could/should have in order to secure a better draft slot.
I think that applies to GS. Scurry could have come back sooner, Dray could play more. Probably half the rotation players in the League have a sore knee, or something else sore. I assume those two won't play a lot or long minutes if it threatens their lock on the worst record. That's the goal for this year, not extra W's. They never bothered to add a vet, just more yute trials, etc.
DET clearly gave up and doesn't care about winning another game, and is hoping for a high pick.
What's interesting is which 3rd or 4th team will join them. So far all the other teams bunched around 19-21 W's have been playing to win. But in the last 10-15 games at least one or more teams might just scrap an emphasis on winning and go the yute route, and rest vets, or key players, etc.
Knix could easily go that route by playing their iffy yute a lot more and their vets less. This makes sense on a development level, but also to get a higher pick.
Will da Bulls sit Zach with a sore knee? Or sore whatever.
I have no idea what MINi is about this year or how they wound up way down there. They certainly aren't going to worry much about bringing KAT and Tangelo back quickly. Cavs? Hawks?
Bulls, Knix, Hawks all have a lot of high picks and were aiming for development and a decent year. CLE & MIN really could use a youth infusion a high pick could bring.
Let's see what the remaining 15 games and especially the last 10 tell us about whether a 3rd or 4th team join the tank parade.
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