02-05-2026, 04:37 PM
Impossible to know what Indy will try to do. Will they complete their tank job to keep the pick? But FWIW there is no realistic chance for Indy to get to 11. The teams at 10-11-12-13 are playing at a pace that's .450 or better (a 37-win pace). If Indy wins about 3/4 of their games the rest of the year, it only gets them to a 35-47 record -- and let's be real, Indy isn't going to suddenly win 3/4 of their games from here, even if they wanted to. Only OKC and DET are playing that well.
It will be interesting to see where LAC goes from here this season. No reason to tank - they don't have their pick. Harden/Zubac are gone. But they were playing well, and they got very usable players in return. They still have the player who was fueling their good play, Kawhi, playing at an MVP level.
It will be interesting to see where LAC goes from here this season. No reason to tank - they don't have their pick. Harden/Zubac are gone. But they were playing well, and they got very usable players in return. They still have the player who was fueling their good play, Kawhi, playing at an MVP level.