Nets’ tank attempt being successful isn’t as simple as it sounds

Anybody who thinks the Nets didn’t tank last season — or doubts their intent to double down even harder this time around — just listen to team owner Joe Tsai.

“Well, I have to say that we’re in a rebuilding year,” Tsai said recently. “We spent all of our [2025] picks — we had five first-round draft picks this past summer. We have one pick in 2026, and we hope to get a good pick. So you can predict what kind of strategy we will use for this season. But we have a very young team.”

The transparency was admirable. And the tank will be undeniable.

But will it be successful?