The Utah Jazz got the beating of a lifetime at the hands of the Charlotte Hornets last night. The Hornets aren't exactly world-beaters (they're so talented that it's kind of a mystery that they're as bad as they are), but the Jazz were undermanned. Among those who missed the game was Lauri Markkanen, and the Jazz getting eviscerated at home to a team almost as bad as them shows why Utah's not trading him.
The loss puts the Jazz at 13-25 and 0-6 without Markkanen, per StatMuse. It's pretty clear the Jazz are executing this strategy to both tank and keep their pick away from Oklahoma City, but these numbers show why it's effective.