Cuban says trading for Odom 'by far the worst' move of his ownership
In his 15 seasons as majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban's team has made the playoffs in all but one season and captured a championship in two Finals appearances.
While there has been a collection of mistakes made along the way, as with the management of any professional sports franchise, the one glaring error on Cuban's resume was letting Steve Nash walk as a free agent in 2004, paving the way for his back-to-back MVP seasons with the Phoenix Suns.
But, according to Cuban, losing Nash wasn't the worst personnel decision of his Mavs tenure.
#Mavs owner Mark Cuban said acquiring Lamar Odom in 2011 "was by far the worst'' personnel move he's ever made.
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) March 23, 2015
Consider how massive a failure a move must be to trump losing a future MVP, and then recall Odom's lone season in Dallas.
Coming off a career year with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010-11, Odom was sent to the defending champion Mavericks for a trade exception and a future first-round pick, which eventually turned into Mitch McGary.
Odom, who reportedly clashed with Cuban, averaged 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists on a pitiful 35-25-59 shooting line with Dallas. Odom and the Mavs eventually agreed to part ways before the season was even complete.