Tanking

Practice of fielding non-competitive teams

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Tanking in sports refers to the practice of intentionally fielding non-competitive teams to take advantage of league rules that benefit losing teams. Tanking teams are usually seeking top picks in the next draft, since league rules generally give the highest draft picks to the teams with the worst records in the previous season. Teams that decide to start tanking often do so by trading away star players in order to reduce payroll and bring in younger prospects.

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🇺🇸 NBA scrambles to fight tanking, lackluster All-Star weekend as fans shrug off festivities (2026-02-15)
The NBA has an effort epidemic. Tanking teams are opting against fielding competitive lineups while star players sleepwalk through the annual All-Star...

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