While Mark Cuban can empathize with New Jersey's current situation, he sees better days ahead once their season is over in April.

?I?ll tell you, if they?re trying to get a great draft pick, they?re doing it the right way,? he said with a chuckle. ?If you rebuild, you rebuild. I was thinking about it today: It?s like, OK, you?re going to have a six-month season. Which means six months will be brutal and painful. And the next six months, you?re the king of the town, because you have a shot at the No. 1 pick, with great cap flexibility.?