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Dallas Mavericks: Mark Cuban Reveals New Information About the New Ownership Group 13 May 24, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban walks on the court before game four of the 2022 Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Dallas Mavericks: Mark Cuban Reveals New Information About the New Ownership Group

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Reign Amurao | Last updated Mar 28, 2025 10:32 AM ET

The Dallas Mavericks have been on a roller coaster journey in the 2024-25 NBA season. It all started when the management traded away the team’s best player, Luka Doncic , to the Los Angeles Lakers. Fans felt betrayed and searched for someone to blame. Their target was former majority owner Mark Cuban. Like the fans, Cuban was thrown off guard by the decision to trade Doncic away.

Gavin Mulloy, an admirer, even went so far as to discuss the business tycoon in a Facebook post. It was eventually discovered that the original poster was a former employee of the organization, and Mulloy stated in his post: “Cuban should be run out of Dallas.”

Cuban defended himself by commenting on the post. According to him, he tried his best to make basketball the focus during his tenure as the majority owner. However, the investor is just a minority owner after he sold most of his stake in 2023. The Adelson and Dumont families ended up being the new majority owners of the team and Cuban’s role changed.

He used to be in charge of basketball operations. The general manager, Nico Harrison, has been trusted by the new ownership group to handle the majority of team-related decisions without seeking input from the very experienced Cuban.

Cuban revealed in the comments section that he still wanted to have control over the team. However, the league didn’t allow it to be included in the contract. This led the businessman to have a verbal agreement with the new owners.

“I fully expected to run basketball. The nba wouldn’t let me put it in the contract. They took it out,” Cuban wrote. “I thought [the Adelsons] would stick to their word because they didn’t know the first thing about running a team. Someone obviously changed their mind.”

NBA journalist blames Cuban for what has happened to the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks: Mark Cuban Reveals New Information About the New Ownership Group 2 Feb 8, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Mark Cuban watches the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Cuban has drawn a lot of criticism in light of all that has transpired with the Dallas Mavericks. Journalist Bill Simmons was the most recent to criticize him. In the most recent installment of his program, “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” he highlighted the several mistakes made when Cuban held the majority stake.

From not signing Jalen Brunson to a contract extension, to selling the team to the Adelsons, Simmons believes Cuban is to blame.

““And now he’s trying to distance himself desperately from the Luka trade and he’ll do any interview and talk about how he can’t believe (it), and ‘oh my god I had no idea.’ It’s like, you did sell the team to these dudes. This is your fault. Just like it was Howard Schultz’s fault when he sold the Sonics to these f------ dudes from Oklahoma City who were clearly going to move them,” Simmons ranted.