You can go back years and see how Mark Cuban treated a franchise superstar as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. They were untouchable, as the case was with Dirk Nowitzki. Those were the kinds of emotions the former majority had for Luka Doncic who the Mavs scouts identified from when he was a teenager in Real Madrid. So similar to probably every Mavericks fan, Cuban saw his trade to the Lakers to be unfathomable. “I gotta tell you, I’ve had a rough week,” he admitted to Bill Gates soon after the trade.
Cuban may not have relayed his thoughts openly, but let’s be honest, he wouldn’t have traded Luka Doncic. However, even though he has to take no accountability, the multi-billionaire has stood on the side of the franchise in times when fans are abandoning them. Mark Cuban is still as passionate a supporter of the franchise he took to a championship in 2010.
But he does think they didn’t do justice to their fans. All Nico Harrison has said in the aftermath of the trade is how he hopes Anthony Davis satisfies their immediate title hopes. As far as answering the fans about using their precious star as the sacrifice, the Mavs have communicated close to nothing. That’s why Cuban isn’t surprised to see the outrage from their loyal fans.
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Former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is breaking his silence on the Luka Doncic trade. Here’s what he had to say. @JonahJavadINTERVIEW: https://t.co/Isu7dAgtqY pic.twitter.com/l4X6jV7eOy
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“I mean you’re going to make mistakes. And I think the biggest challenge the Mavs have right now is there’s nobody who is really going to communicate. And it’s not so much what you do it’s how you communicate why you do what you do… If you win and fans are passionate enough to show up in 100-degree weather and line the streets then you got to expect when things done go the way they want, they’re going to be just as passionate,” Mark Cuban explained to WFAA.
With absolutely no acknowledgment of the situation, fans are angered. Communication may not have solved much. However, they didn’t want justification. The fans expected the franchise to relate to their thoughts. The Mavs did trade the center piece who just took them to an NBA Finals.
How does Davis help get over the hump against Luka Doncic? What were the thoughts that went into play? All of those things need to be addressed.
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