The Dallas Mavericks ’ front office turmoil reached its boiling point when the organization fired general manager Nico Harrison , ending a chaotic tenure defined by the controversial trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers and fractured the franchise. But the move did not come without pressure from familiar voices inside the organization.

According to multiple reports, minority owner Mark Cuban and head coach Jason Kidd played key roles in convincing team governor Patrick Dumont that Harrison had lost control of the Mavericks . Cuban, who still owns roughly a quarter of the team, had grown increasingly frustrated after being pushed out of basketball operations when he sold his majority stake to the Dumont and Adelson families in late 2023. ESPN reported that Cub

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