Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is open to the idea of going away from maximum deals, but the flamboyant executive said that players should also be willing to make a sacrifice.

Cuban said that the league should be open to the idea of nixing the maximum contract limit, but the players should also be open to agreeing to non-guaranteed deals.

"If you give up guarantees, it's a trade-off," Cuban said via ESPN.

Cuban said that the league and the players should consider a similar system to the National Football League structure where guarantees are a major part of contract negotiations. There are non-guaranteed deals in the NBA, but maximum contracts are usually always fully guaranteed.

The 56-year-old owner also added that it was discussed during the negotiation for the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and he believes that it will be seriously discussed in the next negotiation. He added, though, that he is not yet thinking about a clause that will be fair to both parties because there are still two seasons before a new deal could be made.

"I'm not offering this as a negotiation, I'm not suggesting it," Cuban said. "All I'm saying is that was something we discussed before, and max contracts are always big question, guarantees are always a big question. But we have two years before that's even an issue, so no point discussing it now."

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant recently said that maximum contract prevents players from getting what they truly deserve, saying that most superstars in the league today are worth more than what they are currently getting from their respective teams.

"Kobe Bryant brings in a lot of money to Los Angeles, that downtown area. People go to watch the Lakers. Clippers are up there, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and those guys are bringing in a lot of money as well. Look at Cleveland, look at Miami when LeBron was there," Durant said via Sporting News. "These guys are worth more than what they are making because of the amount of money they bring to that area."

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