Here’s the one big reason the Warriors may rethink tanking this season

In October, it made sense. Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson was out until spring time if not the entire season. Stephen Curry had a broken hand. Half of the Warriors All-Star contingent was going to miss most of the 2019-2020 season. If there was ever a time to tank, this was the time. But then came a three-game winning streak punctuated by a Christmas Day victory over the Houston Rockets that pulled Golden State to within 6.5 games of a playoff berth.