[Tony Jones] Concerns about the Utah Jazz’s ranking strategy have been propagated in league backchannels by the Oklahoma City Thunder in an attempt to keep the Jazz competitive so the Thunder can get their pick.
Tony Jones (Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz reporter for The Athletic): “And I’ll tell you what it is. It’s Oklahoma City going through back channels to try to put pressure on the Jazz to play the season out in order for them to get the pick. That’s what it is.”