Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban bought the team in January 2000. The team was well on its way to missing the playoffs for the tenth straight season when Cuban made the deal. Then, the Mavs took off. They made the postseason 15 of the next 16 years. Still, in the 19 full seasons that Cuban has owned the team, the Mavericks have missed the playoffs just four times.
It should not be a surprise. Mark Cuban is successful at just about everything he does. Cuban is the 478th richest person in the world according to Forbes.