Great generals throughout history used retreat as a strategy, choosing to take short-term defeats as part of a long-term strategy for victory. NBA teams have borrowed that tactic for years, choosing to sacrifice whole seasons for a shot at a better draft position. It’s called “tanking,” rather than “retreat,” but the philosophy is the same: lose now to win big later. On today’s episode of “The Athletic Show,” we dive into NBA tanking as it again dominates discourse on the future of the league. T
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