'Built to Lose' author Jake Fischer on NBA tanking, free-agency buzz

Published: July 23, 2021, 8:03 p.m.

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) are joined by Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer, the author of "Built to Lose," to discuss NBA tanking and the latest free-agency buzz.

Is tanking as much of a scourge in the NBA as its critics make it out to be? Will the play-in tournament and lottery reform prevent tanking in the future? Why aren't the Oklahoma City Thunder catching as much flak for their rebuild as the Philadelphia 76ers did for theirs? What's the latest on Lonzo Ball and the New Orleans Pelicans? Will Ben Simmons get traded by draft night?

Check out the episode to hear Morten, Bryan and Jake discuss all of that and more.

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