Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban spoke to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post and denied claims of intentionally tanking to benefit from the Knicks No. 10 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, stealing it from New York and blocking the Knicks from getting it.
Cuban said that the decision to sit key players at the end of last season was a simple move to give the Mavs youngsters some bonus in-game reps and playing time, not an act of revenge against the Knicks following the Brunson debacle.