Mark Cuban

Dwight Howard chose to sign with the Houston Rockets over the summer. He did not, however, almost sign with the Dallas Mavericks. Following shoot around on Monday at the Toyota Center, Howard was asked if his free-agency decision came down to two teams—the Rockets and Mavericks. “No,” he said, according to the Star Telegram‘s Dwain [...]

Dirk Nowitzki is the Dallas Mavericks. When wondering why Mark Cuban won’t consider trading Dirk, it’s as simple as that—he is the Mavericks. Even at 35, he represents everything Dallas wants to stand for, everything that Cuban is looking for in a franchise superstar. Asked on the Artie Lange show why he wouldn’t trade Nowitzki, [...]

Before joining the Dallas Mavericks, Monta Ellis wasn’t happy. The eight-year veteran spent six-plus seasons with the Golden State Warriors before being shipped off to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through the 2011-12 campaign. He lasted a season-and-a-half there, ultimately deciding to sign with the Mavericks during free agency. Few people need an explanation as to [...]

J.J. Barea hasn’t forgotten how much he loved playing for the Dallas Mavericks. The point guard spent five seasons in Dallas, mostly as a backup, before signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the summer of 2011. His departure was and remains unsettling, since it came just after the Mavs beat the Miami Heat in the [...]

Mark Cuban refuses to let the Dallas Mavericks enter rebuilding mode. Er…what exactly would you call this, Mark? Asked about whether this upcoming season would be considered a rebuilding year for the Mavericks, Cuban told The Dallas Morning News rather eloquently that it wasn’t. Oh no. Hell no. Don’t even go there. Look, there’s no [...]

Mark Cuban’s not sorry that he’s not sorry. Since his Dallas Mavericks won an NBA title in 2011, Cuban has taken a lot of flack for the decisions he’s made or simply allowed to be made. After Dirk Nowitzki led them to a championship over the Miami Heat, the team was essentially dismantled. Just like [...]

Monta Ellis isn’t Dwight Howard, and that’s not a problem for Mark Cuban. The Dallas Mavericks owner put his team in a position to sign a top-tier free agent in each of the last two summers, but to no avail. Deron Williams spurned them for the Brooklyn Nets last summer, and Howard chose the Houston [...]

To put the Dallas Mavericks back on top, there needs to be a plan. And don’t worry, because Mark Cuban has one. Much to the surprise of, well, no one, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has vowed that the team will be better next season. How does he intend to do that, you ask? Well, by [...]

Max contracts usually solve everything, just not in the case of Eric Gordon. After receiving a four-year deal worth $58 million from the New Orleans Hornets this past summer, Gordon has pouted, been injured and, most recently, engaged in a shouting match with head coach Monty Williams. Oh, and he’s essentially been put back on [...]

Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one before, because I know you have. With the Dallas Mavericks unlikely to make the NBA playoffs this season, and Dirk Nowitzki eligible to become a free agent after next year, it’s about time we turned his future in Big D into a hot mess. Okay, it really [...]