The jaw-dropping Luka Doncic trade cemented the reality, if it wasn’t already clear, that Mark Cuban has no influence on the Mavericks’ basketball operations.

When Cuban sold his majority stake in the Mavericks back in November 2023, it was reported that he would retain control of basketball operations. While he remains a minority owner in the franchise, the Dončić trade makes it clear his role has diminished within the walls of the facility.

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban apparently made a last-ditch effort to stop the blindsiding blockbuster trade deal that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis,