Load management. It’s a concept that has been developed for a little over ten years now. The logic behind it is simple. Assuming a team has enough depth to make the playoffs regardless, let the star players each take their respective times off. On the flip sides, for teams that have no chance of making the playoffs, also let talent sit out a game every so often (i.e. the Knicks). This would only allow the “tanking” team to lose more, hence get a higher pick in the draft.
Teams around the NBA are hopping on this “load management” philosophy much more often during the 2019-2020 campaign.