For three days, the decision between Dallas and Los Angeles was a 50-50 decision for free agent DeAndre Jordan. He ended up signing with the Mavericks on a four-year deal worth a little less than $80 million.
If the Mavericks had failed to sign him or Wes Matthews, though, Cuban was prepared to take a more drastic approach. In an interview with 1310 The Ticket in Dallas, while you can listen to in full right here, Cuban said the Mavericks would have gone for a high draft pick. Here's the full quote.