inside the nets What the NBA’s anti-tanking agenda means for the Nets’ plans By Brian Lewis Published Feb. 24, 2026, 6:40 a.m. ET Jalen Johnson (1) drives past Egor Demin during the Hawks' win over the Nets on Feb. 22, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images Everybody knows just how important the Nets’ current tank is to their future.
That means everybody could probably envision just how nervous — borderline panicked? — Nets general manager Sean Marks must have been last week when he thought two years’ worth of planning (and losing) were in danger of going awry.
Marks was on a video call last Thursday with the NBA’s other 29 general managers and league commissioner Adam Silver, who has been on a mission to tamp down and stamp out tanking. Or at least to punish those who partake.
Such as the Nets — and a solid third of the league.
