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Mavericks risk ruining the Cooper Flagg era unless they embrace controversial lesson

Tanking has worked in the past for Dallas, and they need to embrace it again.

Dallas Mavericks, Cooper Flagg | Rocky Widner/GettyImages

In the NBA, tanking and forcing losses are an unfortunate reality for teams that feel like their roster can't compete with some of the top names in the league. No matter how controversial tanking is, the method has proven it works, and for the 2022-23 Dallas Mavericks, they found a valuable lesson that losing games can get you to contending status, which is something the Mavs need to remember again before it's too late.