What Gary Sutton has said about Tanking in the NBA
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 11, 2026
Gary Sutton, Business intelligence and analytics leader and author of data science and statistics books including Statistics Slam Dunk, has been quoted on Tanking in the NBA once in 1 episode of Digital Social Hour, most recently on June 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sutton argued the data shows a strong incentive to tank for teams rebuilding through the draft.
“there's an incredible incentive to tank if you want to build your roster through the draft”
Digital Social Hour: The Project Management Problem Nobody Talks About... | Gary Sutton | DSH #2013 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 9:54
Episodes
The Project Management Problem Nobody Talks About... | Gary Sutton | DSH #2013Digital Social Hour · Jun 11, 2026 · 1 h 1 min
Sean Kelly talks with analytics author Gary Sutton about NBA data on the draft, tanking, salary cap, hot hand and betting, plus AI and project management.
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