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[KillerLeft]

I'm not so sure this is true.  My understanding is Cuban is the reason why we did not draft Giannis. 

This kind of proves my point.

Philosophically, Cuban had decided then to make a play for cap space and determined that the financial difference between drafting at 13 (I think) and trading down was significant in relation to that goal.

No GM would’ve been able to convince him otherwise, imo. 

But, different GM’s would probably have targeted different players at 13 (or with the lower pick, for that matter) had they been allowed to make a selection. 

Point being, I don’t believe Harrison/Finley can necessarily force Cuban to see big-picture strategy issues differently, but they CAN make different choices than Donnie would’ve with the opportunities Cuban allows them. Whether that amounts to positive change remains to be seen, but I’ve liked the majority of what they’ve done so far.