Among the assets that Sam Hinkie famously hoarded, people usually think of the injury-prone centers taken at the top of the draft, the second-rounders signed to the famous Hinkie Specials, or the overabundance of draft picks that have been used to stash players in Europe. But the asset that Hinkie always considered to be incredibly valuable that we don’t often discuss is not a player, and it is not a draft pick. It is cap space. Hinkie understood that financial flexibility is not a given in today’s NBA, it is a luxury. And these days, many teams are desperate to have it.