“” I did not speak to Nico about that. I had to greet him once, twice after the transfer. »Mark Cuban reiterates it formally: it was not involved in the MAVS decision, with GM Nico Harrison as initiator, to send Luka Doncic to the Lakers.
On the WFAA setthe former majority owner of the MAVs prefers to kick in touch when asked if he would have transferred the Slovenian himself. “” I'm not going to expand, it doesn't matter », Starts by letting go of the one who said, in the past, ready to divorce rather than letting go of the European prodigy.
However, the manager does not resist the temptation to comment on the assembly. “” That MAVs exchange Luka is one thing. Only, mount a better exchange. Without disrespecting Anthony Davis, I remain convinced that if we had obtained four laps of unprotected draft, Anthony Davis and Max Christie, the conversation would be different “, He analyzes.
Instead, the Texans recovered a single first Tour of Draft for 2029, in addition to the two players in question, opening fewer windows for the medium and long term future.
This situation reminds Mark Cuban, still in contact with the Doncic clan, the departure of Steve Nash in 2004, from Dallas to Phoenix. Despite his desire to stay in Texas alongside Dirk Nowitzki, the playmaker had engaged with the Suns During the “Free Agency” for a six -year contract for $ 65 million.
A blog post two days after the departure of Steve Nash
It was reported at the time that Mark Cuban, who had doubts about the Canadian's physique (his back), had refused to align with the contract proposed by the Suns, their offer being almost $ 20 million. “” I know that Nashy called me by saying 'Hey, Phoenix made me an offer, if the Mavs do not approach it, I go away. I waited. The next day he told me that he had signed up. It was hard “, Had delivered German years later.
“” The good news is that we went to the final and we won the title “, Pursues Mark Cuban today, on the final lost in 2006, then the title of 2011, while Steve Nash was going to have fun with the Suns, to win two MVP trophies without however obtaining the supreme title.
The leader makes this comparison today because of the shock generated by these departures from local fans. Even if the impact is difficult to compare, and, as he says, ” There were no social networks at the time ».
Mark Cuban adds: “ The biggest MAVS challenge at the moment is that there is no one who really comes out to communicate. This is not so much what you do. What matters is the way you communicate the reasons why you do what you do. It is not in their nature. We cannot expect them to be like me. When Steve Nash is gone, I wrote something on my blog to explain why. It was a way for me to be connected to the fans. »»
Author of a very long note of explanation at the timetwo days after the announcement of the departure of Steve Nash, Mark Cuban prefers to smile today: ” It may take more time now (for MAVS leaders)but it's going to go. […] I hope Nico and Patrick (Dumont, the club's executive owner) have a plan and will make it work. »»
