By sitting their top players at the end of last season, the Mavericks increased their chances of both retaining their 2023 first-rounder and also keeping it away from the Knicks — who would’ve taken the pick as the final Kristaps Porzingis payment if it landed outside the top 10. Asked if it felt like unintended revenge after the Knicks were caught tampering with Jalen Brunson, Mark Cuban told The Post, “I’m not a revenge guy.”