The former Mavericks owner and current minority owner appeared on the Intersections podcast and aired his grievances about how he regrets selling the franchise to the Adelson family<\/a>.<\/p>\n While he also confessed that interim general manager Michael Finley wasn’t involved in the Doncic trade, Cuban offered intriguing words that suggested Kidd’s role in the former franchise star’s departure.<\/a><\/p>\n Kidd revealed that he had already called Cuban upon the release of the podcast, stamping his stance that he and the Mavericks’ focus right now is to build a bright future with reigning No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg leading the way.<\/p>\n \u201cI truly believe the Mavs fans have built before and will build again,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cAnd we want them to be a part of this build. And so the things that are going on between two owners is between the two owners. I think we have a great owner in Patrick and he’s going to give us every resource to build a championship team.<\/p>\n \u201cOut of respect to Cuban, he helped me and my family. We won a championship together.The two owners will figure it out. I truly believe that we have to focus on the present and the future. We’ve got a great opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Doncic has thrived in his new chapter in Los Angeles, becoming a league MVP candidate while averaging a career-best 33.7 points with 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Mavericks are bound for a brutal losing season with a 24-51 record. Anthony Davis, whom they acquired for the Doncic trade, was notably dealt to the Washington Wizards from the past trade deadline.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\")
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