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

‘Once we were eliminated from the playoffs we did everything possible to lose games’

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CUBAN: "Once we were eliminated from the playoffs, we did everything possible to lose games. So if we did it upfront , if we knew this was a rebuild season and we just did it upfront, then you'd kind of know what kind of team you have."
PATRICK: "How did you tank?"
CUBAN: "You play all your young players."
PATRICK: "Okay, that was it. But there — is it — you send out a memo or you just say —"
CUBAN: "No, because the guys — once a guy walks on the court, they're going to play their heart out, particularly the young guys because they have something to prove."

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