The Athletic: Inside the Mavericks front office, Mark Cuban’s shadow GM…

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What a mess:

As one rival team executive shared Wednesday, there were times when talking to the Mavericks about trade possibilities meant inevitable confusion. Nelson would paint one picture, so to speak, discussing the possible pieces and players involved in an attempt to get a deal done. But Voulgaris, who this rival executive said had talked to his team simultaneously about a particular deal, would tell a different story. And because Voulgaris was widely known to have a direct line to Cuban, this dynamic was seen by Nelson as damaging to his credibility. When asked over the phone about this assertion on Wednesday, Cuban refuted the idea that Voulgaris had negatively impacted the process.

Slightly funny thought (unless your a staunch Donnie supporter). In the last 2 sentences, maybe Mark was actually saying it was impossible to damage Donnie’s credibility any more than it was.