New book, Built to Lose, looks at the NBA’s ‘tanking era’

July 28, 2021 admin 0

In his debut book, Jake Fischer examines the NBA’s “tanking era,” looking at several teams as they all race to the bottom Tanking to secure a higher draft pick is a long if not particularly glorious tradition. Though in the 2010s as teams became more intentional than ever in their team-building strategies, more teams tanked […]

How the NBA misrepresents its own history

July 28, 2021 admin 0

The NBA is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary even though the league did not exist until 1949. What’s going on? According to official records, the 1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors were the NBA’s first champions. Led by Jumpin’ Joe Fulks, the Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags in five games to claim the title in the team’s […]