TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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If losing on purpose was a problem match-fixing wouldn´t exist. We can easily tank with Luka playing 28-30 MPG and the occasional rest game, if we put Green, Hardy, Bertans and McGee out there for 30 minutes. I might also help make Luka feel  injured just so he does not have to play with Bertans and McGee anymore.

The concept of tanking is not the problem. The problem is Cuban.

If Luka had an injury would you seriously bet on this team winning more than seven games the rest of the year?

29 wins guaranteed you the 7th odds last season. That is 15-39 the rest of the way. That´s certainly do-able.


Hilariously I think if you did some of these tanking trades like accepting Westbrook + Bryant for Dinwiddie + THJ + Bullock or Wood + McGee for Crowder + Saric, I´m not even sure the team gets worse. That´s something nobody even considers. It´s not illegal to make "tanking" trades and still get good players. More often than not, those are not players that are actually bad, but rather severely overpaid or coming back from injuries. 

I´d be more concerned with our tanking strategy with skilled veterans like Westbrook + Crowder + Saric playing for a new contract than THJ, McGee and Bertans enjoying their retirement contracts.

If we go 15-39 the rest of the way then I'd bet good money on Luka asking to be traded this offseason.  I just still don't understand how you keep justifying the idea that Luka would be ok with this with the temper tantrums he's been throwing in losses over the last few weeks.

On paper tanking always looks great.  In reality these are professional athletes, not just assets you get to play around with.