Mark Cuban hasn’t exactly hidden his feelings about the direction of the Dallas Mavericks since he sold his majority equity of the franchise in 2023.<\/p>\n
In an interview on a forthcoming episode of Front Office Sports’ “Portfolio Players” podcast, Cuban admitted he tried to buy his way back into majority ownership from the Adelson family.<\/p>\n
“What happened was a bunch of people had contacted me; they weren’t happy with the way things were,” Cuban told FOS. “And I was like, ‘Look, if you can get them to sell, I would be more than happy to contribute my equity, et cetera, et cetera, and help.’ But I didn’t expect that to materialize. I told them I didn’t think it would happen, that I didn’t think the Adelsons had any interest in selling. And they don’t.”<\/p>\n
Cuban owns 27% of the team after selling off 73% in December 2023. The Adelsons have the right to buy another 20% from Cuban within four years of their deal, which would drop his stake to 7%.<\/p>\n
Under new majority ownership, the Mavericks traded away superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February of 2025, less than 12 months removed from an NBA Finals appearance.<\/p>\n
“I don’t regret selling. I regret who I sold to,” Cuban said earlier this year in an appearance on the “Intersections” podcast. “I made a lot of mistakes in the process, and I’ll leave it at that.”<\/p>\n
TheSteinLine.com reported earlier this year that a group of investors wanted to partner with Cuban to seize back control from the current ownership.<\/p>\n
“If there was any chance of being able to (buy the franchise back) anymore I would, but that’s just not the game anymore,” Cuban said.<\/p>\n
A potential likelier outcome could be Cuban, 67, buying a different NBA team. Should that happen, though, he has some specific requirements for the team’s location.<\/p>\n
“I wouldn’t want a cold-weather team, because flying from Dallas to where it’s freezing cold, I just couldn’t handle it,” Cuban said. “But if it was a warm-weather team I would seriously consider it.”<\/p>\n
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