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The success of the Thunder and Pacers represents a win for basketball ethics and a loss for the NBA’s culture of chasing rings. Neither squad was built on the back of years of tanking (to amass blue-chip talents) and/or a series of trades to accumulate stars — the formula used by a host of teams …
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Thank you, Pacers and Thunder, for killing NBA’s ring-chasing culture
The success of the Thunder and Pacers represents a win for basketball ethics and a loss for the NBA’s culture of chasing rings. Neither squad was built on the back of years of tanking (to amass blue-chip talents) and/or a series of trades to accumulate stars — the formula used by a host of teams