Turmoil rocked the Dallas Mavericks’ front office this week. The team and long-time general manager and president of basketball operations decided to mutually part ways. Then, perhaps not even 24 hours later, Rick Carlisle, who has been with the organization since 2008, informed the franchise that he would not be returning next season.
It’s been a whirlwind of events the likes of which have not been seen since Mark Cuban bought the team in 2000. He has a lot of big decisions ahead of him and bookmakers are taking note. Cuban will need to bring in a GM before any coaching decisions are made — or he should, at least — but there is already a long list of candidates that oddsmakers are wagering on.