When The Athletic asked a source close to Mavericks ownership if Adelson and Dumont were considering selling a little more than two years after purchasing the team for $3.5 billio

Dallas Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont has largely stayed out of the spotlight since his family bought the team two years ago. But that changed this week, when Las Vegas Sands Corp. named Dumont its next chairman and CEO, a move that connects him even more closely to Las Vegas, a top NBA expansion target.

Mark Cuban is almost certainly not going to buy the Dallas Mavericks back, mostly because the Adelson and Dumont families aren’t looking to sell.

When the Dallas Mavericks or Dallas Stars glance out their arena windows, City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert wants them to see a skyline, not a strip mall. Dallas is the play, she said Friday. If they leave the urban core,

Cuban became more than just an owner. He wanted to be the face of the franchise, the decision-maker, the fixer, and sometimes even the story. The Mavericks missed on big free agents, made puzzling trades, and burned through role players like they were interchangeable parts. Through it all, Cubans stayed front and center.

Shortly before midnight Central Time on Feb. 1, 2025, word started to leak that the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers planned something seismic. The deal — Dončić for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick — became official the next day.

The Dumont and Adelson families, current majority owners of the Mavericks, gave a statement on Wednesday night.

Jason Kidd issued a challenge to Cooper Flagg after the Mavericks player earned his third consecutive Rookie of the Month Award.

Dallas shot a putrid 1-of-15 from 3-point range through the first three quarters against the Suns. Marshall finally hit the Mavs’ second 3-ball of the game with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter. Middleton knocked down another one on the Mavericks’ next possession, but it was far too little, far took late.