03-05-2026, 10:21 AM
All the tanking talk bores me. I agree it is not great for the league and I am not crazy rooting for a team where I hope they lose every game. The pick protections are an issue and there are probably a couple of other fixes. I like the shorter season. Although, it is hardly ever mentioned how unique this draft class is. You are lucky if you have one franchise player in a draft. With the lower odds for top picks, if there is only one guy you will have a few teams tank but the odds really are not huge you will win the lottery. The issue is this year there are 3-4 of those potential guys. Of course teams are going to try to get into the top 4. I don't blame them. Utah has a nice nucleus. Without a star, they are just a team. If they get one of these guys in this draft, their future instantly becomes better. Dallas did the hard part already by getting Flagg. In the tough west though, they still have a hard battle. If they get a top 4, they instantly become one of the most promising franchises moving forward. This could be said of any of the bad team.
In short, yes I agree all the tanking is bad, but next year no team is probably going to tank in a weaker draft. This year is just really unique.
In short, yes I agree all the tanking is bad, but next year no team is probably going to tank in a weaker draft. This year is just really unique.