Overview
- Cuban told Pablo Torre that New York’s sanction “should’ve been far worse,” criticizing the league’s response to the 2022 pursuit of Brunson.
- The NBA previously found the Knicks held impermissible pre‑free‑agency discussions and rescinded their own 2025 second‑round pick.
- Pressed on salary‑cap circumvention, Cuban said he didn’t know and noted only that “there was a lot at play there.”
- New York hired Rick Brunson one month before signing Jalen Brunson to a four‑year, $104 million deal, and the guard later agreed to a four‑year, $156.5 million extension through 2028–29.
- The penalty remains unchanged, Brunson is entrenched in New York, and Dallas has retooled since his exit, including a 2024 Finals run, the subsequent Luka Dončić trade, and drafting Cooper Flagg No. 1 in 2025.