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What was Dallas thinking?

For those not keeping track of the scuttlebutt, there's a theory that the new ownership of the Mavs (Adelson family) intends to tank the Mavs and make it a forgotten franchise so that they can move them to Vegas.  The Adelsons have substantial real estate and casino dealings and experience.  The counterpoint is that franchise relocations are voted on by team owners, who would probably benefit more from an expansion team in Vegas rather than a relocation, which would only benefit the Adelsons.  Still, that might not stop the Adelsons from trying.  Gifting the Lakers Luka Doncic might be some kind of overture to Adam Silver to keep one of the league's most valuable franchises relevant in their future post-Lebron years.  With Silver's support, who knows what the Adelsons might be able to do?

Another tack is that the Adelsons are implicitly threatening a part of Texas sports culture to show that they mean business, as the Adelsons have been funding a yet-unsuccessful attempt to legalize gambling through the Texas legislature.  They would love to build a casino/stadium complex in downtown Dallas featuring the Mavericks.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/11/...-in-texas/

Nico Harrison, the Mavs GM, is known as the guy who flubbed Nike's pitch to Steph Curry back in 2013 when Steph was looking to sign with a shoe company.  Two name errors and the presentation of a slide deck tailored for Kevin Durant being shown was enough to send Curry to Under Armour.  Despite botching that pitch, Harrison stayed on at Nike until 2021, having been promoted to VP in that span.  In 2021, he was hired by the Mavs (still owned by Cuban then).

People are seeing this move as more of a political/financial move for the Mavs ownership rather than a basketball move for the Mavs basketball team, and there's not a lot to deny that charge.

i think that this is actually quite possible.

So, basically, this is a variant of the John Fisher “let’s poo in the nest” plan. Perhaps we should encourage everyone to adopt the gerund form to describe such loathsome conduct: “Fisherizing”.

[triangle2]

What was Dallas thinking?

For those not keeping track of the scuttlebutt, there's a theory that the new ownership of the Mavs (Adelson family) intends to tank the Mavs and make it a forgotten franchise so that they can move them to Vegas.  The Adelsons have substantial real estate and casino dealings and experience.  The counterpoint is that franchise relocations are voted on by team owners, who would probably benefit more from an expansion team in Vegas rather than a relocation, which would only benefit the Adelsons.  Still, that might not stop the Adelsons from trying.  Gifting the Lakers Luka Doncic might be some kind of overture to Adam Silver to keep one of the league's most valuable franchises relevant in their future post-Lebron years.  With Silver's support, who knows what the Adelsons might be able to do?

Another tack is that the Adelsons are implicitly threatening a part of Texas sports culture to show that they mean business, as the Adelsons have been funding a yet-unsuccessful attempt to legalize gambling through the Texas legislature.  They would love to build a casino/stadium complex in downtown Dallas featuring the Mavericks.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/11/...-in-texas/

Nico Harrison, the Mavs GM, is known as the guy who flubbed Nike's pitch to Steph Curry back in 2013 when Steph was looking to sign with a shoe company.  Two name errors and the presentation of a slide deck tailored for Kevin Durant being shown was enough to send Curry to Under Armour.  Despite botching that pitch, Harrison stayed on at Nike until 2021, having been promoted to VP in that span.  In 2021, he was hired by the Mavs (still owned by Cuban then).

People are seeing this move as more of a political/financial move for the Mavs ownership rather than a basketball move for the Mavs basketball team, and there's not a lot to deny that charge.

i think that this is actually quite possible.

So, basically, this is a variant of the John Fisher “let’s poo in the nest” plan. Perhaps we should encourage everyone to adopt the gerund form to describe such loathsome conduct: “Fisherizing”.