The Brooklyn Nets made headlines within the Nets community some time ago as some of the players gave their thoughts on how fans in support of tanking are in direct opposition to how players view the NBA. Nets fans are one fanbase that has to be invested in rebuilding this season with Brooklyn looking for its next superstar player, but a veteran on another rebuilding team gave his take on the matter.
"It’s (expletive). I’m a realist and I can understand the big-picture thinking. But I would never wish for my team to lose a game," Toronto Raptors guard Garrett Temple recently said to Eric Koreen of The Athletic.