This is the third of a five-part series chronicling the Dallas Mavericks’ 1980-’81 season, which was their first season in the NBA. Monday: Brad Davis
Rick Sund rolled the dice and took a big gamble. And it ultimately paid off big-time.
With his career as a pro sports executive barely off the ground, Sund decided to shift gears in mid-stream and set his sights on a career with the Dallas Mavericks.
At the time, Mavs co-founders Don Carter and Norm Sonju were looking for someone to run the basketball side of their young operation.