Mavericks owner and Shark Tank star* Mark Cuban views the NBA draft as a bear market, and he's got one Bear in mind - a Lady Bear from Baylor. Cuban is contemplating being a Brittney Griner signer. Griner, second in women's college basketball history in scoring and the all-time NCAA leader in blocked shots, is the presumptive top pick in the WNBA draft, but Cuban can see his club choosing her in the second round. "If she is the best on the board, I will take her," Cuban contended. We assume he's talking about Dallas' draft board, not his personal Pinterest one.
At the very least, Cuban pledged he'd invite her to Summer League tryouts. Cuban's an investor, investors take risks and there's no better place to make a gamble than Las Vegas. "We wouldn't be doing our job if we didn't consider everyone," Cuban claimed, which includes giving a fair shake to the fairer sex.
Is this lip service or lib service? In his comments, Cuban comes across as an equal opportunity employer. It's possible he doesn't want to miss out on talent, even if it's a player who should be addressed as "miss." With 18 career dunks to her name, the 6'8" Griner can shatter a glass backboard, so perhaps she can shatter a glass ceiling, too.
*which is sadly not a show that forces contestants into a habitat with hammerheads; instead, participants search for great white entrepreneurs, who have the gills to pay the bills.
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