Tim MacMahon isn't the only one struggling to understand what the Milwaukee Bucks are doing. To keep Giannis Antetokounmpo around, they need to win, meaning they need to make it to the play-in and beyond. On the flip side, receiving a high lottery pick in June's draft could prove to be the better route, meaning the more losses they rack up could result in a win.
On the Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective podcast, MacMahon said:
"The reason there's a tanking epidemic is because it's a smart strategy for teams that aren't any good.