Everyone needs goals. If you don’t have them, we hate to inform you that you might be depressed. Meanwhile, every NBA team needs goals as well.
Everyone can’t have the same goals, either. Sure, everyone would like to be a billionaire. On the other hand, if everyone was a billionaire, trillionaires would have most of the wealth.
With that said, they have short-term goals and long-term goals. Sometimes, the short-term goal is to lose in pursuit of a long-term goal.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are well aware of that goal. They’ve been seemingly intentionally losing for years now, with the objective of acquiring elite talent through the draft. On the other hand, at 3-3, they may want to start losing games soon.
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By contrast, the Dallas Mavericks already have elite talent. They’re focused solely on winning now.
Here’s a deal that helps them do so while helping the Thunder bottom out in the process.