The Dallas Mavericks got all the way to the 2024 NBA Finals this past season, but it wasn’t enough to bring back a title to the Lone Star State
As the team tries to rework its roster to make a championship push this upcoming season, it won’t be former team owner Mark Cuban who runs the organization’s basketball operations.
A report from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon revealed on Thursday that Cuban is no longer overseeing that side of the franchise, with president and general manager Nico Harrison reporting directly to team governor Patrick Dumont.
That’s a seismic shift than what Mavericks fans are used to, with Cuban holding such an overwhelming presence over the team for so long.
“There is a clarity in the organizational flow chart that was murky in the past,” MacMahon wrote. “Cuban, despite his claims after selling the majority share of the franchise midseason to the Adelson and Dumont families, no longer has control of basketball operations. Harrison reports to new governor Patrick Dumont, who is kept informed but has shown trust in Harrison to handle roster personnel matters. Dumont rewarded both Harrison and Kidd with multi-year contract extensions during this playoff run.”
While we’re not sure when exactly Cuban lost control of basketball operations after selling the team to the Adelson and Dumont families, but it does heighten the idea that the Mavericks really are in a new era.
