Should an NBA team tank?
Former Phoenix Suns Assistant GM Ryan Resch says ownership groups can now ask AI to model that decision first.
Ryan hopes that AI brings sports back to deeper questions and more novel insights, the kind teams could not afford to chase before.
KEY INSIGHTS
- AI makes scenario planning affordable. Decisions like tanking can be modeled across best and worst cases before a team commits.
- The draft class changes the math. The case for tanking depends on whether a generational talent is actually available.
- Deeper questions over short-term wins. Lower costs let teams look past the next game and toward new ideas.
Ryan spent nearly a decade in the Phoenix Suns front office, rising from intern to Assistant General Manager and VP of Basketball Operations, and now leads data and AI work in private equity. From his conversation with guest host Jimmy Soni on Infinite Loops.
Ryan Resch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-resch-4a9498130/
Jimmy Soni: https://x.com/jimmyasoni
