MAVS NEWS: DET Hires Dennis Lindsey as VP of Basketball Operations

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Mark Cuban No Longer Retains Control Of Mavericks' Basketball Operations https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/27...Operations

So we assume that basically Cuban didn´t have much to say much since last summer or at least the trade deadline. The change of direction within the franchise and the new decisions taken have been too dramatically different from the old MO. 

Plus whatever you think about how much the Dumont family cares/cared about the Mavs as a casino/gambling gateway venture; they still enjoy being successful and Patrick got an immediate taste of the public fame, glory and admiration. Once that happened he probably went full Ballmer on Cuban´s influence.

Now let´s get one more guard (plus extended minutes for Hardy) to spare Luka/Kyrie some major minutes, especially in the regular season. We went 20-8 after the trade (I split Detroit/OKC as serious games) which is a 58 win pace. So I´d say 54 wins is an easy target for us, if the new guard > THJ, plus further cohesion and growth from the young players, even with a reduced workload for Luka/Kyrie. It will benefitial to us in the next play-offs to run more stuff through Washington, Green and Hardy.