Cuban has sold the Mavs to Adelson-Dumont Family

[F Gump]

I think F Gump is spot on with the assessment that most of the media reporting about Cuban having control of basketball operations is lazy reporting. He is not in control anymore if this deal goes through regardless of what his title says.  It seems to be a matter of time before he is officially out or relegated. Which to be honest is not something I will shed a tear over. Cuban has been a poor owner for a while now. 

Only concern is if the legalized gambling thing doesn’t pass and the As move the team to LV.

1 The reporting on Cuban's role is weird. In most recent Windy podcast, Tim M reports Cuban will have ongoing and 'forevermore' control of the basketball side (what he has been told, of course), yet the reporters all accept that Adelsons will be the Governor, and agree that the Governor is the one with NBA control. What's the actual situation? There are a lot of possibilities (including that there are some misunderstandings or false claims in the mix).

The only one that makes all the claims legit is that Adelson will be NBA Governor, but will give Cuban actual in-house control over all the basketball part as long as he wants, which then creates as many questions as answers. How far would that control extend? Who makes the decisions on spending? What if Cuban screws it up? It somewhat implies  they have no real interest in the team (which is possible), but owning a $3.5B plaything that you just have on the side and don't control seems unlikely, even for someone who is ultra-rich.

2 I don't think "move the team to LV" is part of the backup equation. Adelsons can do a LV casino deal any time they wish, without Cuban/Mavs. They wouldn't get NBA approval to abandon a top 5 market because 'we wanted a casino and TX won't change the laws to satisfy our whims.' And I really think this is about owning a massive chunk of waterfront Town Lake land, one way or another, which of course doesn't relate to moving the team elsewhere.

That's just my view, of course. It remains to be seen how this will actually play out.