Trade & FA 2024-25:

[F Gump]

although...does Stein still have sources in Dallas with Cuban no longer in the front office?

I guarantee he does. He's been a Dallas-based reporter for maybe 30 years, lives in the Dallas area, and is a genuine journalist. He has cultivated MANY knowledgeable connections inside the Mavs over those years, so he can weigh and side-check what he's told by someone, and determine how to share it so that he doesn't strew crap and get embarrassed. And even though he's not in the direct mix anymore, I would wager Cuban is still a very useful source.