CzabeCast · Steve Czaban
So Many Dumb Ideas On 'Fixing' the NBA's Tanking Problem
February 18, 2026·32 min·2 clips
Steve Czaban argues every NBA tanking fix being floated — including a lottery tournament — is worse than simply going back to worst-record-gets-first-pick.
As heard by us
A brisk takedown of NBA tanking fixes that keeps the bad ideas from hiding.
The episode takes NBA tanking seriously and keeps knocking down the same easy fixes. A lottery tournament gets dismissed as a gimmick that would leave players with little reason to help another team chase the top pick.
Why you'd press play
You want a blunt teardown of NBA tanking fixes without the league-office perfume.
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