Lakers are going HARD at the top 3 pick. What they have done the past two years is the most blatantly shameful tanking I've ever seen. Last year they literally just let Kobe act as a one-man circus taking 50 shots a night shooting 30%. It's an embarrassment to the NBA. The league should force them to hire a colangelo.
righttttttttt. come on now. that's the most blatant?
Yes. Last year they literally had a sitting duck coach not attempting to win games. It was a circus and a blatant attempt to keep their pick (they would have lost it had it fallen outside the top 3). They didn't make a good faith effort to win games. It wasn't like their good players were injured. They were literally benching them in favor of a guy who was clearly helping them lose. I've never seen anything like that. I've seen injured teams. I've seen teams put a priority on developing youth. But I've never seen anything as shameful as what the Lakers did last season is the guise of a "farewell tour".
I also don't think it's a coincidence they went from winning games to suddenly in the bottom 3. They need to be in the bottom 3. This is a huge draft. I'm calling shenanigans.
I didn't get to watch our games during the ML Carr season so maybe someone can correct me if that was more blatant tanking than this. I know in 2006-07 we shut down piece when he could have played and Doc definitely made some sketchy late game decisions - which was pretty blantant. And I know in 2013-14 there were some questionable decisions made about rondo's games played... but I'm sticking with what I said. What the Lakers have done is the most blantant and shameful tanking I've ever seen.