Mark Cuban reportedly in Mavericks’ ‘GM by committee’ after privately
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It’s probably not news to any NBA fans that the Dallas Mavericks are experiencing some turbulence right now.
In 2025 alone, the franchise has traded away superstar Luka Dončić, spent months defending the decision, missed the playoffs after reaching the NBA Finals a year earlier, begun the 2025-26 season with a 4-11 record and, finally, fired general manager Nico Harrison, the man who pushed for the Dončić decision that has become perhaps the most criticized trade in the history of basketball.
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And that’s just in the public sphere.
In private, according to ESPN’s Tim McMahon, there had been a push-and-pull between Harrison and minority owner Mark Cuban all the way up to the former’s firing, with majority owner Patrick Dumont in the middle.
At one point, Cuban — who sold his majority stake in 2023 but claimed he would still oversee basketball decisions — was sidelined to the point that he learned about the Dončić trade at the same time as fans. As of last week, however, he was back in the circle of trust — and reportedly pushing for Dumont to fire the executive he himself hired in 2021.
Per ESPN, Cuban spent the summer criticizing Harrison’s roster construction with Dumont, flagging the roster’s lack of off-dribble creators and shooting. The team now ranks as the second-worst offense in the NBA by offensive rating, between the Washington Wizards and Tyrese Haliburton-less Indiana Pacers. The team’s lack of guard depth has been glaring this season, to the point that 18-year-old Cooper Flagg had to make his NBA debut out of position as the team’s starting point guard.
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With Harrison out, Dumont has reportedly gone with a “GM by committee” approach that involves interim co-general managers Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi (previously Harrison’s assistant general managers), head coach Jason Kidd and, of course, Cuban.
The arrangement will eventually be replaced when the Mavericks hire a full-time general manager, but for now, Cuban is…
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