“I’ve traded guys because they smoke too much” -Mark Cuban@patbevpod @patbev21 @rone pic.twitter.com/p5lIrExDV0

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In fact, Cuban has already shown guys the exit for being being a pothead and having it impact young guys.

“No lie, I’ve traded guys because they smoke too much,” Cuban said on the “Pat Bev Podcast.” The issue? It can have an influence on the young guys.

“You don’t want them going down that road. I mean, everyone smokes right. It’s not about that, but there’s smoking, how powerful the shit you’re doing is and then there’s how much you do. If you get past that level and there’s a chance you might drag someone with you, you gotta look at the bigger picture. That’s just not the culture,” The Mavericks owner further explained when talking about how a guy’s marijuana consumption impacting others will get him axed.

[“Everybody smokes”? Maybe in the NBA, but they shouldn’t. Smoking anything impacts lung capacity in some manner, which is important for professional athletes. Even a mild hallucinogenic/narcotic like marijuana will also impact brain function at some level, which is one of the reasons people smoke it in the first place. So does alcohol, of course, but teams tend to deal with alcoholics by getting them into treatment or showing them the door too — and alcohol doesn’t have a lung-capacity impact. If you tried to field a team of non-tokers these days, you’d have to play the concessionaires, I guess. But Cuban’s right to put the team first — and so should the players. — Ed]