Last week the Mavericks universe flipped upside down then folded into itself before climbing the high-dive and leaping into the offseason. With a laundry list of questions, few answers, and plenty of possibility it’s okay to simply take this week and get your bearings.
After President of Basketball Operations Donnie Nelson was fired, and head coach Rick Carlisle stepped down, reports surfaced that team owner Mark Cuban was assembling a team of familiar advisors to walk through the process of first hiring a new general manager and then a head coach.
But even with Cuban’s great cloud of witnesses surrounding him, it’s never been clearer how deep into the thick of the day to day basketball operations the owner currently is, and wants to remain.