The most important game of the 2025-2026 NBA season has arrived.<\/p>\n
The Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies have led the tanking charge all year long<\/a> in their attempts to secure the best possible odds at getting the No. 1 pick in the next NBA Draft.<\/p>\n Now, with the season winding down and every loss critically important, they will play one another in a game that will have a significant impact on the lottery odds for both teams.<\/p>\n The Grizzlies (25-55) have lost seven straight and nine of their last ten, while the Jazz (21-59) have lost ten straight. Unfortunately for both teams, one of them has to win.<\/p>\n No one is more (sarcastically) excited than ESPN NBA reporter Brian Windhorst.<\/p>\n Jazz-Grizzlies tonight.<\/p>\n Catch the fever!<\/p>\n Just @WindhorstESPN<\/a> at his absolute best here. @GetUpESPN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iMDUVeITed<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe have arrived at the Tanking Super Bowl,\u201d Windhorst said on Friday\u2019s Get Up. \u201cI think it merits what we have to watch tonight. We\u2019ve worked for months to get here. The teams have worked hard. We have arrived.<\/p>\n \u201cI give you the Memphis Grizzlies versus the Utah Jazz, a game that nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to win.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Memphis wins this game, they could lose 7% chance at the top 4. If Utah wins this game, they could lose 10%. Do you know what Utah has gone through? They could lose 10%?<\/p>\n \u201cOkay, so here\u2019s what\u2019s gonna happen. Memphis has 12 players out tonight. 12. And another who\u2019s listed as doubtful. 90% of their salaries are on the bench tonight. Utah has 8 players out tonight. Peter, you think I am kidding, what I\u2019m about to tell you. I am telling you, if you showed up on the bench and dressed in a Jazz or Grizzlies jersey, the coach would not only put you in the game, he would run plays for you.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is going to be theater.\u201d<\/p>\n The Jazz and Grizzlies aren\u2019t the only NBA teams tanking, as the Sacramento Kings made painfully clear last week when they started fouling Steph Curry(!) towards the end of a game<\/a>. So this truly is going to be a battle of who wants it less. Whoever wins, loses. And whoever loses, wins?<\/p>\n Just don\u2019t tell Adam Silver about any of this\u2026<\/p>\n \t