Mark Cuban has discussed his biggest regret after selling the Dallas Mavericks, given what he knows now.
Cuban sold his majority stake in the team over two years ago. And, since then, they’ve traded Luka Doncic in one of the most lopsided deals in NBA history, although they somehow landed the No. 1 overall pick that handed them the rights to Cooper Flagg.
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The celebrity businessman suggests he would have still sold the franchise had he known how things would turn out. However, he does regret selling to the people he sold to, i.e., Miriam Adelson and son-in-law Patrick Dumont, the Las Vegas Sands CEO.
“I don’t regret selling,” he said during a recent appearance on the Intersections podcast. “I regret who I sold to. I made a lot of mistakes in the process, and I’ll leave it at that.”
Cuban still owns a 27 percent stake in the team and thought he would retain control of basketball operations after selling the team for $3.5 billion at the end of 2023.
“Nothing’s really changed except my bank account,” he told reporters back then.
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That didn’t appear to be the case when then-general manager Nico Harrison traded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. Harrsion has since been fired, with the team booting him after a 3-8 start to the season.
Davis didn’t last in Dallas either, and he didn’t play much basketball. The Mavs traded him to the Washington Wizards while he was sidelined with a hand injury. The injury was his fourth since joining the team.
Mark Cuban Doesn’t Want His Kids Working With The Mavericks
American businessman and television personality Mark Cuban before the College Football Playoff National Championship game. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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Cuban suggested that the emotions involved in being a team owner took a toll on him, which was one of his reasons for selling.
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“You hear the passion and everything,” he said. “Now imagine going up and down like that every single game. That’s hard.”
It’s not something he wanted for his children either.
“My kids, they were coming of age where they would have the mindset that they want to work at the Mavs,” he added. “I didn’t want them to. If fans don’t like what you’re doing or the team’s not doing well, you’re the worst human being on the planet.”
The Mavericks are 13th in the Western Conference with a 24-51 record after a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
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This story was originally published by Lindys Sports on Mar 31, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA section. Add Lindys Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.