The OKC Thunder may be the favorites to win their second straight title here in 2025-26, but, ironically enough, they're also the team that's directly responsible for making one of the game's biggest problems look even worse.
NBA fandoms have been up in arms on social media as of late, calling out the Utah Jazz for their newly adopted approach to tanking.
Essentially, the Jazz (17-37) have leaned into a rotational strategy in which head coach Will Hardy plays his bigger-name, higher-impact players like Lauri Markkanen and the recently acquired Jaren Jackson Jr. during the first three quarters, only to then pull them once the fourth quarter rolls around.