Built to Lose - by Jake Fischer (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a basketball franchise faster than in any other sport. For NBA teams, three avenues exist for acquiring those pivotal superstars: signing players in free agency, adding them via trade, or hand-selecting them through the draft. One only has to look toward the outright fanfare surrounding recent top pick Zion Williamson to recognize that it's the pursuit of the latter which has defined and forever altered the NBA in its current era. It's 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 conflict within rosters, organizational power struggles, and the missteps behind infamous public relations fiascos, making for a fascinating and unmissable insider's look at the NBA"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>"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, former <i>Sports Illustrated</i> NBA writer </b></p><p><b>An insider account of modern NBA team-building, based on hundreds of exclusive interviews </b></p><p>A single transcendent talent can change the fortunes of an NBA franchise. One only has to recall the frenzy surrounding recent top pick Zion Williamson to recognize teams' willingness to lose games now for the sake of winning championships later. It's a story that weaves its way behind closed doors to reveal intricate machinations normally hidden from public view. </p><p>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 fascinating look at the NBA. </p><p><b>The definitive account of the NBA's tanking era, when teams raced to the bottom in the hope of eventually winning a championship. </b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jake Fischer</b> is a basketball journalist who has written for <i>Sports Illustrated</i>, <i>SB Nation</i>, <i>SLAM</i>, and more. This is his first book.
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