SUGGEST WAYS CUBAN CAN GENERATE MORE REVENUE

[WildArkieBoy]

Mark is becoming a clever spendthrift.  Blowing up the 2011 championship team was reminiscent of Sterling or Sarver.  Will Mark have the skill set to avoid the luxury tax in 2022-23?  You betcha!  Like the NFL's George Halas, Mark "throws nickels around like manhole covers."

But, what if Mark took the opposite approach and found ways to generate enough revenue that he could player shop with the Ballmers, Lacobs and Gubers of the NBA world?  How would he go about it?  What can Mark do to bring in the funding to actually compete in the modern NBA?

[KillerLeft]

Well, if he created a state of the art trade machine, charged $1.99 per to create trades and promised to review and respond to each one submitted, I'm almost positive he'd cover his luxury tax bill on Hardaway ideas alone.

[SleepingHero]

Mark can generate revenue like crazy.

Make parking now 69.99 instead of $35. 

Charge 20.11 a ticket to view the Dirk statue and take a commemorative special limited edition special photo with it. 

BYOB: Yes you heard it, bring your own ball! Bring your own NBA basketball to the game and be able to shoot 1 half court shot pre game. Cost? $2011 per throw. 

Have your chance to be taken on a special behind the scenes look of the Mavericks business office. Take a gander at the exclusive areas where one of the most scandalous sexual harassment cases occurred under Cuban! See Pants DJ legendary work area. Enjoy a special recreation of HR's coverup. And don't forget to take a looky-loo at a diorama of Ussery's personal text messages to the girls! Name your price. 

Play 1 on 1 with Cuban himself, except when you arrive Cuban will be at a Shark Tank filming and you automatically lose. Cost? Plan Powder.

[Jym]

He could sell the team 
Well I guess that's more "profit"

[ItsGoTime]

If he cleans my couch there is probably some spare change he could have.

[omahen]

Well, if he created a state of the art trade machine, charged $1.99 per to create trades and promised to review and respond to each one submitted, I'm almost positive he'd cover his luxury tax bill on Hardaway ideas alone.

I think that is an awesome idea. AI he loves so much, could generate "Cubans" responses on the trade machine.

But I guess Cuban would prefer to create Mavrelo Ballovic or whatever was that absurd thing from a season or two ago called...

[Chicagojk]

Well, if he created a state of the art trade machine, charged $1.99 per to create trades and promised to review and respond to each one submitted, I'm almost positive he'd cover his luxury tax bill on Hardaway ideas alone.

how about a museum of Mavs trades/draft picks:

-The crack pipe referenced in the Devin Harris/Jason Kidd trade
-The Howard Eisely trade spreadsheet
-The scouting report that lead us to draft Satnam Singh
-Who was arguing to draft Bernard James over Draymond Green
-A who done it puzzle on the fizzled Goran Dragic trade confusion with the Heat
-The Chandler Parsons signed contract
-Nash back X-rays


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[DallasMaverick]

Mark is becoming a clever spendthrift.  Blowing up the 2011 championship team was reminiscent of Sterling or Sarver.  Will Mark have the skill set to avoid the luxury tax in 2022-23?  You betcha!  Like the NFL's George Halas, Mark "throws nickels around like manhole covers."

But, what if Mark took the opposite approach and found ways to generate enough revenue that he could player shop with the Ballmers, Lacobs and Gubers of the NBA world?  How would he go about it?  What can Mark do to bring in the funding to actually compete in the modern NBA?

Nah.  I don't agree with your premise.

Cuban:

Net worth $4.6b

Bought Mavericks for $285m, now worth 10x that??

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/billiona...20lifetime.

I think the only reason he doesn't overspend on salaries is that he wants to win, and recognizes that he has to get value from each player to field a winner.

If the team is mediocre, should he really be paying luxury tax?

[dirkfansince1998]

I am willing to take over as GM, coach or president of BB operations. Or all of them in one role as the newly created supreme ruler of Mavs basketball. And I am not even asking for seven figure income. Would save millions in salary.

[dirkfansince1998]

Nah.  I don't agree with your premise.

Cuban:

Net worth $4.6b

Bought Mavericks for $285m, now worth 10x that??

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/billiona...20lifetime.

I think the only reason he doesn't overspend on salaries is that he wants to win, and recognizes that he has to get value from each player to field a winner.

If the team is mediocre, should he really be paying luxury tax?

Or is the team mediocre because he is refusing to pay big money. Letting some of the best players walk for nothing has been a trademark of the post 2011 Mavs. Started with Chandler. With Brunson as the most recent example.
Cuban thought he was smarter than anyone else and expected the new CBA to prevent owners from paying multi year tax. Was the perfect scenario. He got his ring by outspending the rest of the league. And now no one would be able to do the same in the future. But he didn´t consider that among billionaires he isn´t at the top of the food chain.
There are guys like Balmer that simply play in a different league. Or smart business man like Lacob that recognized the once in a life time opportunity to build a money printing revenue machine that makes up for all time high luxury tax bills.

[KillerLeft]

I am willing to take over as GM, coach or president of BB operations. Or all of them in one role as the newly created supreme ruler of Mavs basketball. And I am not even asking for seven figure income. Would save millions in salary.

You'd make a good one, pal!

[WildArkieBoy]

My motivation for starting this somewhat facetious thread is remembering something Mark said twenty years ago after buying the Mavs, something like:  "Don't worry about revenue.  It's my job to generate revenue."

That statement or something very close to it has lingered in the back of my mind ever since.

wab

[SkenfromLMF]

But I guess Cuban would prefer to create Mavrelo Ballovic or whatever was that absurd thing from a season or two ago called...

I always took Mavrello as a petty shot at Ross Perot Jr and Frank Zachanelli.

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Or is the team mediocre because he is refusing to pay big money.
Letting some of the best players walk for nothing has been a trademark of the post 2011 Mavs. Started with Nash. With Brunson as the most recent example. 
Cuban thought he was smarter than anyone else and expected the new CBA to prevent owners from paying multi year tax. Was the perfect scenario. He got his ring by outspending the rest of the league. And now no one would be able to do the same in the future. But he didn´t consider that among billionaires he isn´t at the top of the food chain.

FIFY

[audiosway]

He could put Satnam Singh jerseys back on sale.
Maybe a JJ Barea bobblehead with an Andrew Bynum jersey on it.

[cow]

-The scouting report that lead us to draft Satnam Singh-

What's a scouting report?  /cubes

[Scott41theMavs]

I think the only reason he doesn't overspend on salaries is that he wants to win, and recognizes that he has to get value from each player to field a winner.

If the team is mediocre, should he really be paying luxury tax?

Someone following the Mavs actually believes this with what we've paid Powell, THJ, and McGee, while letting Brunson walk?

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It's bad talent evaluation and bad roster decisions.