The will to win can be an amazing thing in the NBA. Of course, talent matters. In any competition, being at a significant talent disadvantage is likely to lead to a loss.
On the other hand, a competition between two comparable talents often boils down to one question: who wants it more?
With that said, every NBA team doesn’t necessarily want to win. Like it or not, tanking exists. With Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson in the upcoming draft, plenty of teams were expected to practice it this season.
One of those teams is the Utah Jazz. Yet, at 10-3, they sit atop the Western Conference. Perhaps they’ll pivot into a playoff run this summer.
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On the other hand, if they want to join the race for Wembanyama, they’ll have to start trading some of their more useful players.
Players like, for example, Kelly Olynyk. Here’s a deal that sends him to the Miami Heat.
