Friday highlights & links
Sixers need not apply.
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To fix tanking, enhance the punishment
Tactical tanking can have huge benefits and minimal real costs. Change the latter part of the equation to deter the activity.
Trading one LeBron All-Star problem for another
LeBron James isn't in line to be an undeserving All-Star starter. But will he now not be an All-Star at all?
This is Hawkward
Atlanta has spiraled of late, despite Trae Young's return. Something's gotta give.
Still the one
To cap off a really great Christmas slate of games, Nikola Jokic reasserts himself on the throne he never vacated.