Built to Lose

Name: Built to Lose
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How the NBA's Tanking Era Changed the League Forever

By Jake Fischer

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Summary

Built to Lose by Jake Fischer delves into the world of NBA teams that intentionally lose games to secure higher draft picks. It explores how this strategy influenced the business and culture of basketball, featuring interviews with players, executives, and coaches. This insightful narrative sheds light on a transformative period in the NBA, focusing on the tactics and impacts of 'tanking'.
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Format: Hardback

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You might like this book if you're intrigued by the complexities of NBA team strategies and the inside stories of building successful organisations through unorthodox methods. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the behind-the-scenes machinations of basketball teams that aim to build success through creative and controversial approaches.

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"From front offices to college campuses, Jake Fischer takes you on an engrossing tour of the NBA in its latest golden age, when some of the most captivating teams won by losing." - Lee Jenkins, former Sports Illustrated NBA writer

An insider account of modern NBA team-building, based on hundreds of exclusive interviews

A single transcendent talent can change the fortunes of an NBA franchise. One only has to recall the frenzy surrounding recent top pick Zion Williamson to recognise teams' willingness to lose games now for the sake of winning championships later. It's a story that weaves its way behind closed doors to reveal intricate machinations normally hidden from public view.

Backed by extensive reporting and hundreds of interviews with top players, coaches, and executives, Jake Fischer chronicles secret pre-draft workouts, feuding between player agents and executives, surprising trade negotiations, interpersonal conflicts, organisational power struggles, and infamous public relations fiascos, making for a fascinating look at the NBA.

The definitive account of the NBA's tanking era, when teams raced to the bottom in the hope of eventually winning a championship.

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Built to Lose by Jake Fischer offers an intriguing look into the NBA's era where strategic losing became a path to success. Highlighting the perspectives of various stakeholders, it captures how teams navigated this unique period in basketball history.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781629378718

Publisher: Triumph Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 May 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Triumph Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

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Basketball Jake Fischer Non-Fiction Sports

About the Author

Jake Fischer is a basketball journalist who has written for Sports Illustrated, SB Nation, SLAM, and more. This is his first book.