Anyone hoping the Mavericks will shake off all memories of the controversial Luka Doncic trade will have to keep waiting.
Dallas minority owner Mark Cuban The Athletic said this on Wednesday the organization has no plans to trade Anthony Davis this offseason.
“We won’t do that. We want to try to win,” Cuban, previously the team’s majority owner, told the newspaper.
Cuban also confirmed to The Athletic that he is “an advisor” to team governor Patrick Dumont, who will make all final decisions regarding the team. Cuban had previously retired from day-to-day basketball operations after the Adelson family purchased a majority stake in the team in 2023
The one person, Nico Harrison, who ultimately decided to trade Doncic to the Lakers in February, was fired by the Mavericks last week after the team got off to a bumpy start this season. In his place, assistant GMs Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi took over basketball operations in the interim.
Cuban reportedly urged Harrison not to trade Doncic to no avail, as the trade had already been agreed upon.
A month after the blockbuster, Cuban told WFAA that the Mavericks should have gotten more in the package.
“If the Mavs are going to trade Luka, that’s one thing,” Cuban told the newspaper. “Just get a better deal. I’m still convinced that if we had gotten four unprotected number ones and Anthony Davis and Max Christie, this would be a different conversation.”
It wasn’t the first time Harrison and Cuban had disagreed feature published by ESPN It was reported on Wednesday that Harrison blamed the former majority owner for letting guard Jalen Brunson leave Dallas for the Knicks in the summer of 2022.
As for Davis, the 10-time All-Star hasn’t played since Oct. 29 with a calf injury, despite Harrison, before his dismissal, wanting Davis to return before the medical team stepped in to prevent it. Athletics reports this.
Davis averaged 20.8 points and 10.2 rebounds in the five games he played.
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