Nets Keep Winning, Defying Front Office’s Tanking Blueprint
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Brooklyn — The Brooklyn Nets are moving steadily away from the draft-focused course mapped out by team executives, piling up results that make a deliberate slide down the standings increasingly unlikely.
The front office entered the 2025-26 campaign prepared for a season aimed at maximizing lottery odds. Players and coaches, however, have shown no appetite for losing on purpose, continuing to chase victories and refuse to ease up in late-game situations.
The club’s ongoing success has already thinned its margin for landing a top selection in the 2026 NBA Draft, putting the organization at a crossroads between its original long-term plan and the roster’s on-court competitiveness.
Source: New York Post
