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Mark Cuban made the Mavericks relevant. But is his legacy rotten?

The businessman shaped Dallas into an NBA force after years in the wilderness. But problems with the team only worsened when he sold up

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025

The Mavs are on fire after the Dončić trade. Don’t expect them to put it out

Giving up on their best player was bad enough, but Dallas’ handling of the aftermath has been woeful and left fans fuming

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2025

NBA finals predictions: Mavericks or Celtics? Our writers share their picks

Dallas or Boston? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off

The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2024

Mavericks offseason preview: Jalen Brunson’s free agency, trade market options and more

The Dallas Mavericks underwent big reorganizational changes last offseason after parting ways with longtime general manager Donnie Nelson. They once again struck out big-name hunting with their cap space in free agency and kept the same roster for ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 27, 2022

These Two Former NBA Players Won Gold for the USSR; Now They’re Trying to Save Kids From Russian Attack

Šarūnas Marčiulionis has been helping his old teammate Alexander Volkov get young players out of Kyiv.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 25, 2022

Mark Cuban, Mavs accuse ex-GM Donnie Nelson of $100 million extortion plot in response to lawsuit

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks submitted a formal response in Dallas County court to former general manager Donnie Nelson’s lawsuit Thursday that alleged owner Mark Cuban fired him in retaliation for reporting Cuban’s chief of staff sexually harassed and sexually assaulted Nelson’s nephew during a job interview in 2020.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

Kevin Sherrington: Mark Cuban, a bad owner? Donnie Nelson’s lawsuit alleges more than a retaliatory firing.

DALLAS — Over more than two decades of conversations, nearly all on background, Donnie Nelson never had a bad word to say about Mark Cuban. Or any word at all, for that matter. Just the same, I never took his reticence to mean he had no complaints. You couldn’t work…

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

Report: Former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson Sues Team, Alleges Sexual Misconduct

The former GM alleged that owner Mark Cuban fired him as retaliation for reporting alleged sexual harassment and sexual assault by Cuban’s chief of staff.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 17, 2022

Former GM Donnie Nelson sues Mavericks, alleges he was fired for reporting sexual misconduct

DALLAS — Former president of basketball operations and general manager Donnie Nelson sued the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, alleging that owner Mark Cuban fired him in retaliation for reporting a “high-level Mavericks executive sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a job applicant” and warning that team employees and players were at…

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022