Dallas Mavericks

Masai Ujiri is now in charge – a speculative look at what may come

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

The Dallas Mavericks are turning to an Arizona alum to take over their franchise. The Mavericks on Friday announced the hiring of Mike Schmitz as general manager ahead of next month’s NBA Draft. Schmitz spent the last four seasons on the Portland Trail Blazers staff after serving as a draft analyst for ESPN. Schmitz attended […]

Schmitz helps round out the Mavericks' new front office.

The noteworthy and positive from Dallas’ otherwise disappointing season

When Mousa Cisse was signed as a two-way player before the season, no one had any expectations for the rookie big-man. But Cisse was a pleasant surprise all season, as his energy and rim protection were felt anytime he stepped on the court. But with the Mavs frontcourt being so crowed, should the Mavericks bring […]

Patrick Dumont trusted the schmoozer. Now he is trusting the scout.

Masai Ujiri was introduced as the Dallas Mavericks’ new president of basketball operations and alternate governor.

New president Masai Ujiri wants to shift the Mavericks' gears from the chaotic past 15 months and turn the focus to Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg.

Masai Ujiri hadn't even taken a question from reporters as team president and alternate governor of the Dallas Mavericks when he tacitly acknowledged the chaotic 15 months that have enveloped the franchise. “Listen, I hope to bring calm,” Ujiri said Tuesday in opening remarks at his introductory news conference just a few moments after trying to soothe his distressed youngest son Amani, the 5-year-old who came to the stage wanting his dad to hold him. Ujiri didn't even have to mention the ill...

"The one difficult thing to find anywhere, anywhere in sports, it's a generational player, and we have one."

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has four years remaining on his contract, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Kidd's contract has been extended each of the past two seasons as the Knicks and Lakers expressed interest in hiring him. The Mavs hired Masai Ujiri as the team's new lead executive on Monday. It has been said that Mavs owner Patrick Dumont was looking for an exec who would keep Kidd as the head coach due to his strong relationship with Cooper Flagg.

While the Mavericks‘ hiring of Masai Ujiri was somewhat unexpected, it makes sense for a number of reasons, Marc Stein writes in his latest story for The Stein Line (Substack link). As Stein reported multiple times, there had been a belief around the NBA that governor Patrick Dumont was hoping to find a big name […]

While reacting to the hiring of Masai Ujiri as the team president, Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban shared why it was a positive move.

The Mavericks have agreed to hire Masai Ujiri as their team president and alternate governor, sources told ESPN.

On Monday, the Dallas Mavericks made headlines by hiring Masai Ujiri to lead their new front office regime. Ujiri was the architect of the 2019 Toronto Raptors championship team and will be joining a Dallas organization that is currently rebuilding around Cooper Flagg. Although Dallas missed the playoffs in 2025-26, Flagg had an outstanding first […] The post Carmelo Anthony hits Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg with ‘no ceiling’ praise appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently gearing up for the second round of the NBA playoffs, which are slated to start on Monday night on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. The Timberwolves’ roster depth was on full display in the first round, as the team was able to dispatch the Denver Nuggets in six […] The post Timberwolves rumors: Alex Rodriguez sick of hearing about Mavericks’ Tim Connelly interest appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Cuban, who still owns 27 percent of the team, noted that “a bunch of people” contacted him, unhappy with the direction of the franchise.