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Why don't teams play literal non basketball players to tank? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Carni-V-oreX@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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Got the inspiration from someone in a thread saying they would be great at losing games for a team, which made me wonder, why tanking teams don't play undrafted scrubs instead of NBA level players.

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[–] k1ngkoala@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Everyone basically already explained why. Another reason is because no one would pay to attend games if the team was filled with random bums. I'd imagine the decrease in revenue would hurt badly, as will the fines, negative press, player reactions, etc.