MAVS NEWS:

[F Gump]

No, I just think it's one dimesnsional when we discuss one person as the "expert."

Masai Ujiri was the talk of this board until he wasn't. That was only three years ago.

Ujiri? Pfft. He had some skills. But he was never ever my favorite. Of course, I would have liked him (and many many others too) being the Mavs' GM more than Cuban -- and still would --- because the Mavs so badly needed someone with skills that Cuban lacked. Lots of weaknesses. 

But Cuban is gone, and finding "better than Cuban" is not the standard. The Mavs don't need a GM. They need THE BEST.  

NBA competition starts at that GM level, with negotiation and evaluation and player development that all happen off the court, and there's no salary cap on getting that guy. Roster building is an art form, as is acquiring assets, and making them fit together, and negotiating with both agents and teams, and cap management, and making the right trades to win at the margins, and it all goes way beyond a few cap tricks and trade-match ideas. The top guy will also have the ability to hire the right guys to make it even better. If some other team has that guy that's The Best GM, you're always going to be competing at a great disadvantage. 

We've lived in that "greatly disadvantaged" world way too long. 

The time is now. Presti, please!