2022 NBA Draft: #37 Jaden Hardy (6' 3", 6' 9" WS) to DAL | two 2nds to SAC

[MrGoat]

I just don't think Cuban wants to do that, and in fact, I feel like he'll go to great lengths to avoid it. I can see him trying to trade a package that clears some spots if they want (Brunson +MLE and #26), but I just have a super hard time envisioning them lighting the money on fire. He has not shown that he values late first round picks enough to go that route, imho. 

Thing is for Cuban it's not even lighting money on fire, it's a tax deduction. 

Billionaires in general made a lot of money since the pandemic buying up distressed assets and small businesses. Sports teams have shot up in value so much in recent years because they're a great tax dodging haven. Whatever "losses" Cuban can claim he can use as a tax deduction to offset any asset income he wants to claim, that includes player contracts.

Wouldn't be the first time he's done it. We ate Tyrell Terry's contract last year, he's owed $1.7M in the 2022-23 season. It's the cap implications he might actually care about which wouldn't matter at all with an expiring player. Brown or Burke are very expendable if there's a pick they like enough to do so