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This a great post, something is really wrong with the NBA. In theory, they did fix the lottery, the odds do not support long term losing. However so many teams are still really bad or trying to lose like OKC. Even in 2016,2017 the Magic were playing hard every night, we all saw the games. I want to apologize for any personal attacks in my previous posts. This season has just really made me dislike the sport at the moment. Not even watching the games, but i still have hope for the team and the NBA. I'll check in again around the playoffs. Go Magic.

I get the argument and here's the counterpoint (to be clear I'm somewhat on the fence with this discussion, I see both sides so this is somewhat devils advocate): How many guys on the team currently will be here next year? We actually don't know. We assume everyone not out of contract but guys could get traded etc. Even if we assume everyone minus Porter and Ennis (and random g League guys) return the expectations will be dramatically different next season because rookies will have had a full training camp and pre season to understand the system, Isaac will return, Fultz might return, we'll have at the very minimum 3 new players. With an off-season to work on their games some players might take leaps forward. We just don't know. Present doesn't necessarily predict future when you're dealing with guys 22 and under. Also, nothing is stopping this team from playing good ball and going 12-5. The only thing stopping them is being talented enough and consistent enough to do that. Fans might complain and there'd be arguments about whether that's for the best long term but nobody in this organisation, presently at least, is deliberately stopping the young guys from going out there and winning games. In fact I'm sure Cliff is still very much setting up to win every game he can with the roster he's got at his disposal.

What if you just dropped the teams with the worst two records to the G league? That might get their attention.

That was one of the sloppiest games I've ever seen. None of our guys could hit 3 pointers, so many sloppy turnovers from both sides. Some absolutely bizarre defense. Shout-out to Silas for the tank move of playing a zone that it looked like none of his players knew how to play and allowing the Magic a few easy buckets. An underrated tank move that Weltman has made is, after being all about positional size and length his entire time here, has left us very thin in the forward positions. We've had to resort to playing 3 guard lineups just to fill minutes and when all 3 of those guards are rookies or G League guys it's going to be tough. I actually would have liked to win this one personally because that Rockets team sucks and I'd like to hope we have more talent than them. Wendell Carter is good. He's the starting C on this team as far as I'm concerned now and next season. It's up to Bamba to work hard enough to take that spot from him.

I honestly don't like losing but yeah secure the best odds. End of discussion.

If their is one thing he can do its shoot though.. apparently

Yeah fining millionaires some chump change is NOT a deterrent. How about move their pick to #30 or just take their 1st round pick instead? If you want to legitimately tank then you trade away your all star and your other 2 best players!