"Following a surprisingly fun All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles and an active trade deadline, the NBA is now gearing up for the home stretch of its 2025-26 season. Questions abound regarding how best to handle tanking for maximal lottery odds, as several teams appear to be blatantly throwing games (our Chicago Bulls have essentially been throwing their whole roster since the deadline) in pursuit of a stacked 2026 NBA Draft class."
"Per the Bucks, the two-time league MVP is nearing a comeback from the right calf strain that has held him out since Jan. 23. "I feel good. I feel 100 percent, to be honest with you," Antetokounmpo said. "When you come back from an injury and you go through the rehab, you gotta check the boxes, right? So I gotta do things.""
After All-Star Weekend and an active trade deadline, the NBA prepares for the regular-season home stretch amid growing tanking controversies and potential policy responses from the league. Several teams appear to be intentionally losing games to improve lottery odds for the stacked 2026 NBA Draft class. The Milwaukee Bucks report Giannis Antetokounmpo is nearing a comeback from a right calf strain; Giannis says he feels 100 percent but needs live-game reps. New additions Ousmane Dieng and Cam Thomas have contributed immediately with notable statistics, and Milwaukee has posted early success with Dieng aboard. Impending free agent Norman Powell reveals future aspirations.
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