Mavericks hire Blazers' Mike Schmitz as GM under Masai Ujiri

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• Mavericks hire Blazers' Mike Schmitz as GM under Masai Ujiri

  The Mavericks are hiring former Blazers assistant GM Mike Schmitz to run the franchise's basketball operations under president Masai Ujiri.

  Publisher:ESPN NBAArticle published: 2026-05-08 20:10:12.956Z

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• Mavericks hire Mike Schmitz away from Trail Blazers as GM days after naming Masai Ujiri president

  The Dallas Mavericks hired Mike Schmitz as general manager on Friday, naming the Portland Trail Blazers' assistant GM to his new role three days after introducing Masai Ujiri as team president and alternate governor. The announcement gives Schmitz the title Nico Harrison held until he was fired in November, nine months after trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a move that backfired badly on the franchise. The Mavericks said Schmitz would oversee day-to-day management and strategi...

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published: 2026-05-08 20:57:23 UTC

• Mavericks hire Mike Schmitz away from Portland as general manager under Masai Ujiri

  Schmitz served as assistant general manager for the Portland Trail Blazers from 2022-2026.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published: 2026-05-08 20:27:53 UTC