Bucks to waive, stretch Spencer Hawes to get under luxury tax

Most NBA owners say they are willing to pay the luxury tax if they have a contender, it’s the cost of winning. Next season the Warriors and Cavaliers are way over the tax line (both by more than $18 million) and their owners will pay it.

The Milwaukee Bucks are about $2.2 million over the tax line, and while they have an up-and-coming team with Giannis Antetokounmpo, they are not contenders. Their owners don’t want to pay, and…