NEW YORK — Count Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban among the many who passed on Jeremy Lin.
Lin was released by the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors in December, but Cuban said the Mavericks couldn’t have used him.
“No, not really because we have four point guards, five guards,” Cuban said before the Mavericks played the Knicks Sunday at MSG.
“The Knicks were smart to pick him up but we really had a brief conversation. But A) we didn’t have roster spots and we would’ve had to cut somebody and B) we have so many point guards that it would’ve been [difficult] for the long term.”
Still, Cuban said he enjoys Linsanity as the quintessential underdog story.
Just like Rocky Balboa.
“It’s Rocky versus Apollo Creed,” Cuban said. “The more Rocky opportunities we have, the more non-sports fans get involved.
“When you look at the NBA, you don’t see a Jeremy Lin popping to the top as Rocky, right, which is why Rocky was popular in the first place because that underdog story really has been great for us.”
