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Mark Cuban fordert NBA auf, Tanking inmitten der Debatte anzunehmen

17. Februar 2026

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Ehemaliger Eigentümer der Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, argumentierte in sozialen Medien, dass die NBA Tanking als Strategie akzeptieren sollte, wobei Fan-Erfahrungen und Bezahlbarkeit Vorrang vor wettbewerbsintegrer Integrität haben. Seine Kommentare folgten dem Versprechen des NBA-Kommissars Adam Silver, das von ihm als verschlimmerndes Tanking in der Saison 2025-26 anzugehen. Cuban gab zu, die Taktik bei den Mavericks verwendet zu haben, um Talente wie Luka Dončić zu sichern.

Mark Cuban, nun Minderheitsbesitzer der Dallas Mavericks, postete am 17. Februar 2026 auf X und forderte die NBA auf, Tanking anzunehmen. Er reagierte auf Silvers Äußerungen während des All-Star Weekends, wo der Kommissar fehlgerichtete Anreize durch moderne Analytik hervorhob und Abhilfen versprach, einschließlich möglicher Aberkennung von Draft-Picks.

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Mark Cubans Posts, die die NBA auffordern, Tanking als legitime Strategie anzunehmen, erregten große Aufmerksamkeit und teilten Meinungen auf X. Unterstützer lobten seinen Fokus auf Fan-Bezahlbarkeit, Hoffnung beim Wiederaufbau und Kritik an NBA-Richtlinien wie Strafen. Kritiker verurteilten es als schädlich für die Wettbewerbsintegrität, Spieleraufwand und die Qualität des Feldprodukts, das Fans bezahlen, um zu sehen. Einige Nutzer schlugen Draft-Reformen vor, wie die Behandlung als Free Agency, um Tanking-Anreize zu reduzieren.

Why the NBA should embrace tanking -

The NBA has kate been misguided thinking that fans want to see their teams compete every night with a chance to win. It’s never been that way that way.

When I got into the nba, they thought they were in the basketball business. They…
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) 2026년 2월 17일

Mark Cuban says the NBA should embrace tanking:

“The NBA should worry more about fan experience than tanking. It should worry more about pricing fans out of games than tanking. You know who cares the least about tanking, a parent who can’t afford to bring their 3 kids to a game… pic.twitter.com/O7v1IAO7Hd
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) 2026년 2월 17일

Mark Cuban nails it.

"The NBA should worry more about fan experience than tanking. It should worry more about pricing fans out of games than tanking.

You know who cares the least about tanking , a parent who cant afford to bring their 3 kids to a game and buy their kids a… https://t.co/JpwmO4SfU0
— The Cooler (@The__Cooler) 2026년 2월 18일

what? this is a professional sport.
How can you even talk about embracing tanking. This is such a backwards and weird tweet. It's professional sports. Your players should all be giving max effort at all times.
— Sportsvestment (@sportsvestment) 2026년 2월 17일

"Fans don't want to watch a bad product. Mark Cuban can talk all he wants about fan experience but the product on the court IS the fan experience."@ZaslowShow and @ColemanESPN in response to Cuban saying the NBA should embrace tanking pic.twitter.com/3QpOVoEtOk
— Freddie and Harry (@FreddieandHD) 2026년 2월 17일

Adam Silver warns NBA GMs: 'Your only incentive next season will be to win games' in anti-tanking push

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Adam Silver concedes NBA tanking measures are not working

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Mark Cuban fordert NBA auf, Tanking inmitten der Debatte anzunehmen

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