Jun 27, 2025; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban (left) greets) governor Patrick Dumont (right) arrives at a press conference at the Dallas Mavericks Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban told The Athletic the franchise would not try to trade Anthony Davis this season. “We won’t. We want to try to win,” Cuban said Wednesday in an email when asked if he and Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont would seek a deal for Davis, the oft-injured, 10-time All-Star who was the centerpiece for Dallas in last season’s Luka Dončić trade.

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Discussions with more than a dozen sources inside the organization reveal that two of the franchise's most powerful men, Cuban and Harrison, were vying for influence and the ear of the new, inexperienced owner Dumont: one man determined to prove his basketball acumen after finally being given freedom to run a team, the other desperate to get back in the game. On the morning of Nov. 11, that simmering power struggle finally bubbled to a boil -- and everyone was burned. Said one team source: "Mark's been trying a palace coup for months." ESPN | Nov. 19, 2025

Mark Cuban is giddy to be part of the small group that Dumont is relying on to educate him about NBA business and guide him through a turbulent time. "He's walking around on air right now," a team source said. "Cuban's floating in his Skechers." But Cuban isn't returning to his shot-caller status within the Mavs. Nor will he ever. As one source put it, Cuban sold that right. "He's a consultant, not a decision-maker," another source said. "But he's at the table." ESPN | Nov. 19, 2025

To that end, Cuban told The Athletic he is “an adviser” to Dumont, the Sands Corporation president and chief operating officer who is Miriam Adelson’s son-in-law. Cuban added that Dumont “makes all the final decisions.” “I’m here to help him where I can,” Cuban continued. A team source confirmed Cuban’s role as an adviser to Dumont and reiterated Cuban’s point that it is ultimately Dumont who has final say. New York Times | Nov. 19, 2025

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban told The Athletic the franchise would not try to trade Anthony Davis this season. “We won’t. We want to try to win,” Cuban said Wednesday in an email when asked if he and Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont would seek a deal for Davis, the oft-injured, 10-time All-Star who was the centerpiece for Dallas in last season’s Luka Dončić trade. New York Times | Nov. 19, 2025

Multiple team sources said the Mavs, who are 4-11 and outside the playoff picture in the West, will also explore the trade market for Anthony Davis, the 10-time All-Star big man who was the headliner in the return of the Doncic deal, as part of that process before this season's deadline. For a fan base that still feels betrayed, so many questions linger in the wake of this self-inflicted saga, many of which center around the famous former majority owner. ESPN | Nov. 19, 2025

In Los Angeles, Davis played the most games in his career (76) during the 2023-24 season and was named to the All-NBA and All-Defensive teams. That was the first time Davis played at least 65 games since 2017-18. He was averaging 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds in 41 games before he was traded to Dallas. Davis has played 15 games since, missing time because of a left abductor strain and currently a left calf strain. "While you can point to Davis as a top-20 player in Los Angeles, it is a $175 million gamble and perhaps more, if you trade for him," a West executive said. "I would want to see a long stretch of games of Davis healthy before there could ever be a discussion." ESPN | Nov. 18, 2025

ESPN talked to team executives from both conferences regarding Davis' future and what his market could look like if the Mavericks explore trading him. "You have to look at what he did the prior two seasons with the Lakers, his short tenure in Dallas and then the future," an Eastern Conference executive said. ESPN | Nov. 18, 2025

The phrase Silver has used to describe his job, according to confidants, is “you’re herding cats all day long,” a reference to his 30 owners with 30 egos. “Commissioners’ jobs are really hard,” said one team executive. “It used to be used car salesmen that owned all the effin’ teams. Now they’re all, ‘I’m a billionaire, I’m the smartest person in the room.’ They’re all Mark Cubans. There used to be one Mark Cuban; now you have 30 of them.” Sports Business Journal | Nov. 18, 2025

This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Mark Cuban shuts down thoughts of Mavs trading Anthony Davis: 'We won't, we want to try to win'

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