The Dallas Mavericks have hired Portland Trail Blazers Assistant General Manager Mike Schmitz to become their next General Manager. Schmitz will work under newly-hired Team President Masai Ujiri in Dallas. Shams Charania of ESPN [reported the news](http://Masai Ujiri).
Schmitz has worked for the Blazers since 2022. Before that he was a celebrated draft analyst, working for ESPN just prior to the Blazers hiring him. Portland picks during Schmitz’s tenure include Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray, Donovan Clingan, and Yang Hansen.