2025-2026 Tank Race Prediction Contest and Current Results Thread

[Jaanipoeg]

Seems like the bottom third of the league is looking a bit frisky. Nets, Hornets, Pacers, and Pelicans are all 4-6 or 5-5 in the last 10.

Too bad we also went 5-5, we could've made up some space.

 

[hgb]

How?

They are horrible.

Like this, maybe? 5 straight and 2nd longest winning streak in the league.

 

[Jaanipoeg]

Sources: NBA eyes new ways to combat tanking

The NBA has begun to gather input from its owners and GMs on new ways to combat tanking, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

- Limiting pick protections to either top four or 14 and higher, which would eliminate the problematic mid-lottery protections.

• No longer allowing a team to draft in the top four two years in a row.

• Locking lottery positions after March 1.

 

[AlaskanAssassin]

Sources: NBA eyes new ways to combat tanking

The NBA has begun to gather input from its owners and GMs on new ways to combat tanking, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

- Limiting pick protections to either top four or 14 and higher, which would eliminate the problematic mid-lottery protections.

• No longer allowing a team to draft in the top four two years in a row.

• Locking lottery positions after March 1.

Thanks for sharing this! I think the most critical one is not allowing a team to draft in the top four 2 years in a row. I would even extend it to a 3-year period. I mean, look at the Spurs. Drafting first, fourth, and second in a 3-year period is crazy. The league has to do a better job of spreading the young top end talent around.

 

[KqWIN]

Rockets lose to another **** team. Kawhi had a massive game.

 

[rjfan]

Nets, Hornets e Clippers wins. Bucks and Mavs wins also good for extra cushion (as was the Bulls and Grizzlies).

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Nets, Hornets e Clippers wins. Bucks and Mavs wins also good for extra cushion (as was the Bulls and Grizzlies).

Very good night for the tank

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

All the pathetic crying early in the season is going to look really dumb when the Jazz are comfortably the 4th seed

 

[SoberasHotRod]

All the pathetic crying early in the season is going to look really dumb when the Jazz are comfortably the 4th seed

I think the 4th best odds is certainly possible, but I don't think it will be comfortable.

 

[fishonjazz]

All the pathetic crying early in the season is going to look really happy when the Jazz are comfortably the 4th seed

fixed


People who wanted this team to go for the play in/playoffs will look pretty dumb tho.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I will continue to cry and argue with a wall

Fixed your fix

 

[fishonjazz]

Fixed your fix

Why would I cry and argue when the jazz are actually doing what I was crying about to begin with.
The jazz are playing cody, hendricks, sitting lauri, nurk etc. That is what myself and others have been crying about. I simply feel vindicated and right about all the things I was crying about. Its a nice feeling.