ESPN takes a deeper look into all the tanking around the NBA:

Instead, the Wizards and Jazz are leaders in this new-age hybrid: actively tanking while hedging -- and in their cases trading for stars amid a sunk season -- so they can make a quick turnaround next season. The flip. "How can you blame them?" one Eastern Conference general manager said. "The difference between getting a top-four pick last year and not was huge. And this year, we all know being in the top four and missing out [on the top four] is massive."