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One Thing I Learned In The Nba Is That The No. 1 Job Of A General Manager Is To Keep His Job. They Are Only 30 Positions Where You Make Millions And Hang Around With Basketball Players All Day.

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Mark Cuban

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One Thing I Learned In The Nba Is That The No. 1 Job Of A General Manager Is To Keep His Job. They Are Only 30 Positions Where You Make Millions And Hang Around With Basketball Players All Day.

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