A new article on DallasBasketball.com may explain part of the reason for the proposed waiver of Michael Finley:
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The league's new agreement with its players will include a provision that mandates its luxury tax penalties will be applied every year, regardless of leaguewide spending levels, to teams that spend on player contracts beyond the luxury tax threshold. This is a notable difference from the old CBA, in which such penalties did not apply every year. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has confirmed to us directly that such a change will definitely be a part of the new deal.
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Apparently Mark Cuban doesn't have to wonder about whether the Mavericks will be subject to the luxury tax--they will.
Here's the where the full story is:
http://www.dallasbasketball.com/headline_A.asp?pr=