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Originally Posted by jbergey22
The high level amount of tanking certainly doesnt hurt Golden State get to that level either however.
Sure baseball teams tank(basically trading their decent players for prospects around the trade deadline). I doubt any of them are going into the season trying to finish dead last so they can get the 1st overall pick in the MLB draft.
The reason teams tank in the NBA makes good sense as far as rebuilding but its just a crappy way to do it for season ticket holders and competition within the league. The NBA #1 pick is so valuable at some point the NBA should just get rid of the draft so teams dont feel inclined to put out a crappy team for their home fans in hopes of landing the next big superstar in the draft.
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The Astros have increased their payroll by $73 million in the past 3 years. The Cubs by $81 million over the same time frame. They weren't trying to finish last, but they weren't avoiding it either.
You can't fault the team for trying to turn around a franchise in the most efficient manner possible.