Life is a game of poker. Sometimes you fold, and sometimes, you go all-in. NBA teams need to use a similar calculus.
It’s all about understanding the hand you’ve been dealt. If you’ve got a pair of kings, push those chips in. If you’ve got a 2 and a 7, it may be time to go home.
Given the league’s lottery system, teams have an incentive to lose. It makes it easier to rebuild your squad. Sometimes, the best thing a team can do is fold.
The Dallas Mavericks are in no position to do so. With Luka Doncic on their roster, they need to push all in.
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By contrast, the Chicago Bulls are reaching a point where they could justify folding.
Here’s a deal that has them doing so by sending Zach LaVine to the Mavericks.