The Dallas Mavericks’ front office drama has boiled over the last two seasons. When Mark Cuban sold majority control of the franchise to the Miriam Adelson family in late 2023, he insisted he’d still run basketball operations. But behind the scenes, tension was already forming. As the organization reshaped itself under new ownership, recently preparing to move on from Anthony Davis, those fault lines finally began to crack open.

As reported on Nov. 19 by Tim MacMahon, former GM Nico Harrison actively pushed to minimize Cuban’s influence. Harrison wanted a clean chain of command. No crossed wires, sudden overrides, or last-minute personnel pushes coming from the minority owner. His focus shifted to Governor Patrick Dumont, where he built a corporate-style structure that effectively exclude

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