5 Reasons Why Nearly Every NBA Team Should Tank This Season

Kevin Escalera
One Take At A Time
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2 min readJul 6, 2016

The 2016–17 NBA season will go down as the best worst season. The best because the Warriors/Cavaliers NBA Finals will be incredible. The worst because the NBA has become the WWE where nothing really happens until WrestleMania. The only thing that could add more drama is if DWade makes a heel turn and signs with the Cavaliers over the Heat. Adam Silver needs to to channel his inner Vince McMahon and find a way to get Ray Allen to come out of retirement and sign with the Warriors

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Since the NBA season is all but set, here are 5 Reasons Why Every NBA Team Besides the Cavaliers & Warriors Should Tank This Season:

1. Vegas says you have no chance
The odds of a team other than the Cavs, Warriors or Spurs to win the Championship are +2000. That’s the same odds as the Detroit Lions to win this year’s Super Bowl.

2. 2017 NBA Draft is LOADED with future studs.
According to NBA experts, Ben Simmons wouldn’t have gone Top 5 in next year’s draft.

3. Scope For Hidden Gems in the D-League
Every team should sign 4 or 5 D-League guys and see if you can find the next Hassan Whiteside or Tyler Johnson.

4. 2017 Free Agent Class is stacked
Players available include Steph Curry, Blake Griffin, Russel Westbrook, Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka, Paul Milsap and possibly Kevin Durant.

5. Avoid Luxury Tax
Save the money this year when you know you aren’t going to win anything and use it in the future.

These people have the right idea!

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Kevin Escalera
One Take At A Time

Marketing Strategist who gives occasional sports takes @OneTakeAtATime