Mark Cuban revealed that he was supposed to continue running the Mavericks after selling the team, but internal issues prevented it, saying, "the person who traded Luka didn’t want me there."
Former long-time Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban sold his majority shares of the team back in 2023.
Despite no longer being the primary decision-maker, Cuban stayed close to the Mavericks and remained involved with the organization.
On his recent appearance on The All-In Podcast, Cuban revealed that he had initially expected to continue running basketball operations after selling the team.
However, internal issues, including the actions of the person who traded superstar Luka Doncic, ultimately prevented that from happening.
"When I did the deal, the assumption was I would still be running basketball. And we tried to put it into the contract, but the NBA said the governor is the governor and they make all final decisions," Cuban said.
"And then, you know, I was involved and we went on this run, where we went to the Finals. Rather than trying to interject myself all the time, I was like, 'I don’t want to get in the way—we’re rolling.'"
"And that was a mistake. There were some things that happened internally where the person who traded Luka didn’t want me there. And so, they won, I lost," he added.
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