From front offices to college campuses, Jake Fischer takes you on an engrossing tour of the NBA in its latest golden age, when some of the most captivating teams won by losing.Lee Jenkins, formerSports IllustratedNBA writer

Aninsideraccount of modern NBAteam-building,based on hundreds of exclusive interviews.

Asingletranscendent talentcan change the fortunes ofan NBAfranchise.One onlyhas torecall the frenzysurrounding recent top pick Zion Williamson torecognizeteams willingness to lose games now for the sake of winning championships later.Its a story that weaves its way behind closed doors to reveal intricate machinations normally hidden from public view.

Backed by extensive reporting and hundreds of interviews with top players, coaches, and executives, Jake Fischer chronicles secret pre-draft workouts, feuding between player agents and executives, surprising trade negotiations, interpersonal conflicts, organizational power struggles, and infamous public relations fiascos, making for a fascinatinglook at the NBA.

Updated to include new material, this is the definitive account ofthe NBAs tanking era, when teams raced to the bottomin the hope of eventually winning a championship.