
The New York Knicks have reached a crossroads in the 2016-17 NBA regular season. These five prospects are worth committing to tanking for.
The New York Knicks are at the most pivotal stage of the 2016-17 NBA regular season. Time remains for the Knicks to make a run at the 2017 playoffs, but the odds are heavily in the favor of New York securing a lottery pick.
Though no fan should be pulling for their team to lose, there are five prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft who are worth tanking for.
The term, “Tanking,” has taken on new life in recent years. Rather than playing to win and accepting when it’s no longer possible, teams are entering offseasons with the intention of losing and thus intentionally build rosters with subpar talent.
In the curious case of the Knicks, team president Phil Jackson attempted to build a postseason-caliber team, but the execution hasn’t been up to par.
Though the Knicks are prepared to continue fighting for a postseason appearance, it may be time to admit defeat. The 2017 NBA Draft is flush with intriguing talent and New York still has work to do in the construction of a long-term contender.
Though tanking may not be the word that Knicks fans expected to hear entering the 2017 NBA Draft, these five players would be worth the process.