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Felger & Massarotti · Apr 10, 2026
Chris Gasper of The Boston Globe // Craig Breslow and the Red Sox // The Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown Dynamic - 4/10 (Hour 3)
“Tanking example with 8 players out, illustrating NBA's draft lottery incentive problems”
Miller and Moulton · Apr 2, 2026
April 2, 2026 Hour 3 Rob Ellis & JP Peterson
“Cited as example of NBA tanking problem with teams intentionally losing games to maintain draft position”
Miller and Moulton · Mar 31, 2026
March 31, 2026 Hour 2 Keith Smith
“NBA team with top-8 protected pick; incentivized to tank to retain draft pick, contributing to tanking problem”
Miller and Moulton · Mar 31, 2026
March 31, 2026 Hour 1
“Benched all five starters with less than 5 minutes remaining while leading by 10 points to intentionally lose game, exemplifying extreme tanking”
Club Shay Shay · Mar 1, 2026
Best of NBA News Part 1: LeBron James CALLING OUT Jaylen Brown talking TRASH about Bronny, NBA sends their OWN Doctors to check Lauri Markkanen’s Injury
“Team potentially positioned to receive top draft picks due to reduced protections in NBA trades”
Pablo Torre Finds Out · Feb 20, 2026
The Sporting Class: Corrupt Union Bosses, the Dark Arts of Ownership & NBA Draft Abolition
“NBA team fined $500K for tanking violations; cited as example of league enforcement against deliberate losing.”
Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · Feb 16, 2026
Reaction: Wemby Leads Competition In NBA All-Star Game + Adam Silver On Tanking & Much More
“Team fined $500,000 for alleged tanking despite winning the game in question, highlighting inconsistent enforcement”
The Zach Lowe Show · Feb 9, 2026
Harden’s Last Chance for a Title? Plus, Who’s on Notice After the Trade Deadline.
“Acquired Jaron Jackson Jr.; benching players in fourth quarter to protect top-eight pick owed to Oklahoma City”
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz · Feb 9, 2026
The Big Suey: The "How Is This Okay?" Hour
“NBA team accused of intentionally losing games through strategic player benching decisions”
Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · Feb 6, 2026
Full NBA Trade Deadline Reaction
“Declined Pacers' multi-pick offer for Walker Kessler; maintaining assets”
Pardon My Take · Feb 4, 2026
Draymond Green, SB Talk With Scott Zolak, NBA Trades + Guys On Hank
“Acquiring Jaren Jackson Jr. from Grizzlies in multi-team trade”
The Shotgun Start · Feb 4, 2026
LIV gets OWGR points but still mad and is Phoenix Open Spieth’s time?
“Acquired Jaron Jackson Jr.; hosts sent Jazz merchandise; suite pricing increased since September; potential SGS Summit venue”
The Zach Lowe Show · Jan 20, 2026
The Knicks May Have a KAT Problem. Plus, Butler Injury Aftermath and Trade Deadline Preview.
“Criticized for tanking strategy that wastes Larry Markkannen's prime years despite having ingredients for next-year competitiveness”
The Zach Lowe Show · Jan 1, 2026
How Will the Nuggets Survive Without Nikola Jokic?
“Analyzed for tanking strategy around top-8 protected pick owed to Oklahoma City Thunder”