“Take this season’s Brooklyn Nets, for instance. They owe their first-round pick to the Houston Rockets via a swap from the Mikal Bridges trade. Normally, you’d think this would give them no incentive to tank. But in this instance, not quite….” 😐 🏀 ⚫️⚪️ #NetsWorld #NetsSky #NBADraft #NBADraftrules
Tanking is far from finished in the NBA. It might just look different
Teams near the bottom of the standings will shift priorities as the season unfolds. But some have to keep the near future in mind, too.
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“Take this season’s Brooklyn Nets, for instance. They owe their first-round pick to the Houston Rockets via a swap from the Mikal Bridges trade. Normally, you’d think this would give them no incentive to tank. But in this instance, not quite….” 😐 🏀 ⚫️⚪️ #NetsWorld #NetsSky #NBADraft #NBADraftrules