Mavericks Hire Rick Welts as New CEO

[KillerLeft]

I'm glad to see new blood (new to DAL anyway) running the team. I was a little worried when Cuban got firmly pushed aside for any team governance in favor of Dumont, who is a total outsider. But if he's smart enough to put the right management team in place, then I think we can all take a breath.

Based on nothing whatsoever, I feel like Cuban, post-2011 trophy, was all about managing cash flow. Even prior to 2011, he was playing salary games, Nash being a case in point. I also remember Cuban talking about how deep playoff runs actually made the team run in the red, financially. Once he felt vindicated with a championship, he was not as motivated to put a contender on the court. If not for loyalty to Dirk, I think he would have taken it down to the studs for a low cost rebuild.

Agreed on all counts, and I think you've especially hit the nail on the head with the emboldened sentence, which seems to be exactly what he's doing. Part of that equation is Harrison, and full credit to Cuban for that hire, but Dumont quickly pushing Marshall out and replacing her with a guy who seems to be kind of a big deal in the basketball executive world leads me to believe he'd have no trouble making a similar move at GM if necessary. 

It might be completely baseless, because what do REALLY know at the end of the day that isn't dependent on results, but I for one feel like the franchise is in better hands than it has been for quite some time.