In his newest article for The Washington Post, Dave Sheinin explains how tanking is harming the league. It's not the practice itself, he says, but the fact that a record number of teams are falling to the bottom of the league in the same year. The result? A predictable playoff landscape and a tough free agency market for players.

<p>In his newest article for The Washington Post,&nbsp;Dave Sheinin explains how tanking is harming the league. It's not the practice itself, he says, but the fact that a record number of teams are falling to the bottom of the league in the same year. The result? A predictable playoff landscape and a tough free agency market for players.</p>

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