@lazyvillager1@24jogabonito Finally, there was absolutely no institutional incentive to tank until the Kyrie injury and after the injury they were stuck at 10, too much of a cushion to blow into 11.
@lazyvillager1@24jogabonito also they were the 10th seed for 6 weeks or so prior to the play in so the risk of making the playoffs was actually there for a while.
@lazyvillager1@24jogabonito A few glaringly obvious issues with this so I'm wondering if youre just saying "markets are rigged"?
Even after the trade and Kyrie's injury, the Mavs still played in the play-in meaning there was a chance (~15%?) even that point that they would not be in the lottery at all.