A wrongful termination suit filed by former general manager Donnie Nelson against the Dallas Mavericks in March 2022 is scheduled to go to trial Dec. 10.
When Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison took over for Donnie Nelson two years ago, owner Mark Cuban faced many questions about how much control he'd be willing to relinquish.
The Dallas Mavericks responded Friday to a wrongful termination suit by Donnie Nelson, accusing the former longtime general manager of a "lengthy scheme to extort as much as $100 million."
Nelson is alleging that Mavs owner Mark Cuban fired him in 2020 as retaliation for reporting a sexual harassment incident.
Nelson alleges he was fired by owner Mark Cuban in June 2021 as retaliation for reporting sexual misconduct.
Mark Cuban is insisting that he did not give the cold shoulder to a pair of well-known former Dallas Mavericks employees.
Haralabos Voulgaris, the sports gambler-turned-former Dallas Mavericks director of quantitative research and development, admits he is "an acquired taste.
Harrison, 48, was just hired by the Mavericks in June to replace longtime GM Donnie Nelson.
Long-time Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea - as former coach Rick Carlisle has often noted the last connection to the franchise's 2011 NBA championship - is ready to move from a playing career overseas to a position on the Mavs' staff that Carlisle and ousted GM Donnie Nelson just left behind.
The Dallas Mavericks have made massive changes already this offseason. Donnie Nelson was ousted as the team’s top executive after 24 years with the franchise.
The Dallas Mavericks have made massive changes this offseason and more are expected. They hired Nico Harrison as their president of basketball operations and general manager after Donnie Nelson left the organization.
One of these days, they’ll be Stephen Jones’ Dallas Cowboys. Until then, the heir to the throne of Jerry Jones’ America’s Team can rest comfortably in his place as half of the most successful Father-Son duo in Dallas-Fort Worth sports history.
Barring something crazy happening between now and the start of next season, the Mavericks could end up being the NBA’s most dysfunctional team in 2021-22.
The next domino to drop, most likely, will be a Kristaps Porzingis trade.
Nelson had begun to feel like he was not truly in charge of the Mavericks’ roster anymore. He felt his opinion held less weight than that of Haralabos Voulgaris, a former professional gambler.
Dallas and longtime the longtime GM mutually agreed to part ways on Wednesday, and it does not sound like the move is one that was supported by the franchise’s biggest star.
Dylan Duell, Michael Mulford and Reese Konkle get together to discuss Wednesday’s breaking news that longtime GM Donnie Nelson and the Mavericks have mutually agreed to part ways.
Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is upset about the team’s decision to part ways with general manager Donnie Nelson.
According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, Dallas has hired a search firm and has opened a search for a new head of basketball operations.
The Dallas Mavericks and Donnie Nelson have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced on Wednesday, with team owner Mark Cuban saying, “Donnie will always be part of the Mavs family.” Nelson, who owns 36 years of NBA experience, came to Dallas on Jan.
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