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  • Built to Lose

    How the NBA's Tanking Era Changed the League Forever

    by Jake Fischer ...
    "From front offices to college campuses, Jake Fischer takes you on an engrossing tour of the NBA in its latest golden age, when some of the most captivating teams won by losing." —Lee Jenkins, former Sports Illustrated NBA writerAn insider account of modern NBA team-building, based on hundreds of exclusive interviewsA single transcendent talent can change the fortunes of an NBA franchise. One only ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Built to Lose

    How the NBA's Tanking Era Changed the League Forever

    by Jake Fischer ...
    Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 34 min

    A singular, transcendent talent can change the fortunes of a basketball franchise faster than in any other sport. For NBA teams, three avenues exist for acquiring those pivotal superstars: signing players in free agency, adding them via trade, or hand-selecting them through the draft. One only has to look toward the outright fanfare surrounding recent top pick Zion Williamson to recognize that it ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Black Market

    An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball

    by Merl Code ...
    Narrated by James Shippy ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 10 min

    From a former college basketball player and Executive at Nike, a "riveting" (Sports Illustrated) insider's account into the business of college basketball exposes the corrupt and racist systems that exploit young athletes and offers a new way forwardFor Merl Code, basketball was life.In college he played point guard for Clemson before turning pro. Later, when he pivoted to marketing, he found ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    Tanking to the Top

    The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports

    Narrated by Yaron Weitzman ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 18 min

    Enter the City of Brotherly Love and see how the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process–using a bold plan to get to first by becoming the worst.When a group of private equity bigwigs purchased the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011, the team was both bad and boring. Attendance was down. So were ratings. The Sixers had an aging coach, an antiquated front office, and a group of players that could best ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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    The Victory Machine

    The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty

    Unabridged

    6 hours 35 min

    How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty -- and then took it apartThe Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA for the better part of a decade. Since the arrival of owner Joe Lacob, they won more championships and sold more merchandise than any other franchise in the sport. And in 2019, they opened the doors on a lavish new stadium.Yet all this success contained some of the seeds of ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    Three-Ring Circus

    Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

    by Jeff Pearlman ...
    Narrated by Brian Hutchison ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 6 min

    The inside story of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and ShaquilleO’Neal combined—and collided—to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the teamas a powerhouse franchiseIn modern sports, there have never been two superstar teammates who loathed one another the way Shaq loathedKobe and Kobe loathed Shaq. There was whispered—and outspoken ... Read more

    $42.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Boys Among Men

    How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution

    Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 53 min

    When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college—as young basketball prodigies were expected to do—but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus