Mark Cuban Says Mavericks ‘Did Everything Possible’ to Tank at End of Season

[excerpt CUBAN Once we ░░░░░░░░ eliminated from the playoffs ░░░░░░░░ did everything possible to ░░░░░░░░ games So if we ░░░░░░░░ it upfront if we ░░░░░░░░ this was a rebuild ░░░░░░░░ and we just did ░░░░░░░░ upfront then you d ░░░░░░░░ of know what kind ░░░░░░░░ team you have And ░░░░░░░░ you could get eliminated ░░░░░░░░ and start building momentum ░░░░░░░░ could finish your season ░░░░░░░░ and 10 and end ░░░░░░░░ with a boatload of ░░░░░░░░ Pong balls PATRICK How ░░░░░░░░ you tank CUBAN You ░░░░░░░░ all your young players ░░░░░░░░ Okay that was it ░░░░░░░░ there is it you ░░░░░░░░ out a memo or ░░░░░░░░ just say CUBAN No ░░░░░░░░ the guys once a ░░░░░░░░ walks on the court ░░░░░░░░ re going to play ░░░░░░░░ heart out particularly the ░░░░░░░░ guys because they have ░░░░░░░░ to prove So Dorian ░░░░░░░░ Smith Yogi Ferrell there ░░░░░░░░ nothing you can say ░░░░░░░░ do to them to ░░░░░░░░ Don t play hard ░░░░░░░░ try to lose this ░░░░░░░░ That wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ any NBA team would ░░░░░░░░ do that But when ░░░░░░░░ have Salah Mejri shooting ░░░░░░░░ Laughter PATRICK That s ░░░░░░░░ a good thing.”