inliner311
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Guys are more likely to get injured the most fatigued they are. That fatigue, over the course of the practices and games, adds up, which results in higher chance of injury.
Teams are sitting their guys because the last game results in the highest chance of injury, but the earlier games are more competitive and they want their guys out there for that.
Dylan Winder is example A when you're talking specifically Summer League and this stuff. It's no different than 'load management' throughout the regular season.
I also think there is some protecting higher draft picks or guys that have showed out in summer league to that point. Like some G-league level talent might decide they are going to play that much harder again OA because he was drafted #14 and has had a couple good game to try to get an shot at the NBA. The urgency from the fringe guys to make a mark at summer league would get more and more as games go on. In the last game, teams got to worry about players trying too hard because they might view it as their last chance for a while to get noticed by NBA teams.
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