At 71, Rick WELTS joined the Mavericks as a new president last December. For what ? Because he directed the construction of the Chase Center when he was at the head of the Warriors, and the San Francisco room is generally seen as a model for the owners who want to maximize their profits.
In Dallas, he must thus set in motion the new room project, as he clearly says to the municipality.
Shadow work with local elected officials
“We want to play in a new room for the Mavericks in the 2031/32 season” He just declared. “It may seem distant but, in my mind, it's really close. »»
It is above all that these are particularly long projects to set up, and that it takes years to see a new arena coming out of the ground. In Dallas, the situation is all the more complex as the new owners hope to set up the future room in a complex mixing luxury hotels and casino …
Except that for the moment, local elected officials are reluctant to authorize the creation of casinos outside the Indian reserves. But the Adelson/Dumont family works the question millions of dollarsgradually advancing his pawns hoping that the openings will arrive during the next legislature, from 2027.
The owners of the Mavericks also repeat that a move to Las Vegas is not topical, their company Las Vegas Sands Corp. Being based in Nevada but there has not managed to casinos since 2022, most of the group's activities now being in Asia, especially in Macao or Singapore.
Dallas, priority but …
On the other hand, a move in Dallas is completely possible Because the neighboring city of Irving (where Dallas Cowboys have long evolved) has just voted several measures facilitating the installation of a complex containing a room for a sports franchise, luxury hotels and a casino, if the legislation on the subject was to evolve. Happy coincidence, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Has perfect land on the town for this project.
“The Mavericks have made Dallas their house in the past 45 years”replied Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, the municipal administrator. “We are attached to our long -term relationship with them and we work in close collaboration with the managers so that the team remains in Dallas, where it must be. »»
Now, we can expect competition in order to obtain the maximum of public funding.
“What we say to the city is that we want to study all the options in the city of Dallas before considering another site in the metropolis (Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington). This is our commitment, what we want. This is the result we want: that this project is done in the city of Dallas ” Ensures Rick Welts.
