Cuban: I 'regret' selling Mavericks to Adelson, Dumont families

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban isn't happy with his business partners.

"I don't regret selling," Cuban said during an episode of the "Intersections" podcast published Tuesday, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. "I regret who I sold to. I made a lot of mistakes in the process, and I'll leave it at that."

Cuban sold his majority share of the Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families for $3.5 billion in December 2023. He explained that one motivation for the sale was that he didn't want his family tied to the team.

"My kids, they were coming of age where they would have the mindset that they want to work at the Mavs," Cuban said. "I didn't want them to. If fans don't like what you're doing or the team's not doing well, you're the worst human being on the planet."

The 67-year-old believed after the sale that he would still have a major role in the team's basketball operations, despite Patrick Dumont being named governor. However, Cuban continuing to make basketball operation decisions wasn't part of the deal, sources told MacMahon.

Cuban was upset after Dumont approved the Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2025. He learned about the completed deal when he received a call from now-fired general manager Nico Harrison.

Cuban still owns a 27% stake in the Mavericks.