02-13-2025, 10:09 PM
(02-11-2025, 02:42 AM)LukaMVP Wrote: improving the draft position by 5 spots in the lottery zone means ...
Fantasy land, unfortunately. At this point, it's not realistic to think a tank will let them improve lottery spots from the very worst spot (14) by more than 2-3 lottery spots. It's way harder than it looks, because the bad teams will lose anyhow, and other teams near the bottom are tanking too (although you don't realize it). I would wager SA already is (that's what they do).
Suns are not tanking - they just suck badly - but GS, MIA, and Sac very well might. As mediocre as each have been, they all have incentive to sink just a couple spots (to claim pick protection) and get a good pick for their trouble while they can.