kinda like the time we tanked for Duncan....no...wait....like the time we tanked for Oden...and...the time we tanked for Wiggins...never mind.
well, in the Duncan draft, we still ended up with Billups, who we really should've been more patient with. And the team who ended up with Duncan was a Spurs team who *surprise!* also tanked.
And then in the Oden draft, we ended up with the 5th pick to trade for Ray Allen (which allowed us to cash in the rest of the team's assets for KG). That team kinda did well, I think.
And then in the Wiggins draft, we still ended up with Marcus Smart who is probably the only player on our roster right now with All-star potential.
So yes, I'd say the tanks have helped us quite a bit.