NBA Tank Wizards end the season on top of the bottom, Kings hurt their odds
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By John Gonzalez
Published on April 7, 2026.
The last NBA Tank Watch took place last Friday, with seven games featuring tanking teams against teams bound for the play-in or playoffs, including the Pacers, Bulls, Jazz, and Grizzlies. The average margin of victory across all nine games was 24.4 points, the largest differential on any night with at least eight games in NBA history. The league's anti-tanking efforts were met with criticism, with commissioner Adam Silver considering further measures to curb tanking. However, changes are inevitable as teams are rated based on their performance in a given week, with teams that lose and find innovative ways to circumvent the league's player participation policy expected to rise in rankings. The Wizards, who have lost six consecutive games, are back in their rightful place as the worst team in the NBA.
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