There’s no reason to tank:
When it comes to betting on the over-under of a bad team, I almost always lean towards the under for one critical reason: tanking.
In today’s NBA, there’s no reason to be okay; either you’re competing for a title or you’re tanking for a lottery pick. Once a team reaches mid-season and realizes they’re nowhere near the playoff picture, it’s in their best interest to lose as many games as possible to ensure they’re selecting early on draft night.
For the Nuggets, though, there’s no incentive to lose in 2016.
Thanks to the Carmelo Anthony trade, Denver has the right to swap picks with the New York Knicks this season, which means that as long as the Knicks continue to be a dumpster fire — something that’s always fun to root for — the Nuggets are free to be as good as they please and still reap the benefits of a lottery pick.
