The NBA is a highly competitive environment. With that said, the competition isn’t always a race to the top of the league. Sometimes, the race is to the bottom. 

In 2022-23, that’s likely to hold especially true. If you don’t know why, in all likelihood, you haven’t seen Victor Wembanyama play basketball: or Scoot Henderson, for that matter. 

With a potentially historic draft on the horizon, NBA executes expect this year’s race to the bottom to be more crowded than ever.

Middling teams that would ordinarily make a playoff push may trade their star players instead. With that said, don’t expect the Dallas Mavericks to join the race. Luka Doncic is too talented to tank around. 

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Conversely, the Utah Jazz may already be one of the frontrunners. Still, there are talented veterans left on this roster. Without hope of reaching the 2022-23 playoffs, the Jazz should look to move them. 

Here’s a deal that has them sending Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz