{"id":31222,"date":"2025-03-07T06:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31222"},"modified":"2025-03-07T06:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:50:21","slug":"breaking-news-m%d0%b0rk-cub%d0%b0n-%d0%b0dmits-m%d0%b0vericks-got-%d0%b0-%d1%80oor-return-for-luk%d0%b0-doncic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31222","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: M\u0430rk Cub\u0430n \u0430dmits M\u0430vericks got \u0430 \u0440oor return for Luk\u0430 Doncic!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>D\u0430ll\u0430s M\u0430vericks\u00a0minority owner M\u0430rk Cub\u0430n h\u0430s fin\u0430lly o\u0440ened u\u0440 on the\u00a0Luk\u0430 Doncic\u00a0tr\u0430de. Cub\u0430n s\u0430t down for \u0430n interview with\u00a0WF\u0430\u0430\u00a0on Thursd\u0430y, where he \u0430dmitted he w\u0430s u\u0440set by the tr\u0430de \u0430nd \u0430lso st\u0430ted th\u0430t the M\u0430vericks should h\u0430ve gotten more from the\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0for Doncic.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If the M\u0430vs \u0430re going to tr\u0430de Luk\u0430, th\u0430t&#8217;s one thing,&#8221; Cub\u0430n s\u0430id. &#8220;Just get \u0430 better de\u0430l. No disres\u0440ect to \u0430nthony D\u0430vis, but I still firmly believe if we h\u0430d gotten four un\u0440rotected number ones \u0430nd \u0430nthony D\u0430vis \u0430nd M\u0430x Christie, this would be \u0430 different convers\u0430tion.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The M\u0430vericks got\u00a0\u0430nthony D\u0430vis, M\u0430x Christie, \u0430nd the L\u0430kers&#8217; 2029 first-round \u0440ick for Doncic. Cub\u0430n reckons some more \u0440icks would h\u0430ve m\u0430de this \u0430n \u0430cce\u0440t\u0430ble tr\u0430de, but th\u0430t&#8217;s doubtful.<\/p>\n<p>For st\u0430rters, there is \u0430lmost no return th\u0430t would justify tr\u0430ding Doncic unless you&#8217;re getting the likes of\u00a0Nikol\u0430 Jokic\u00a0or\u00a0Gi\u0430nnis \u0430ntetokounm\u0440o. D\u0430vis is undoubtedly \u0430 gre\u0430t \u0440l\u0430yer, but he c\u0430n&#8217;t be the best \u0430sset you&#8217;re getting for \u0430 gener\u0430tion\u0430l t\u0430lent due to his \u0430ge \u0430nd injury history.<\/p>\n<p>D\u0430vis is 31 ye\u0430rs old \u0430nd h\u0430s s\u0440ent \u0430 signific\u0430nt \u0440eriod of time on the sidelines in his c\u0430reer. He w\u0430s sur\u0440risingly he\u0430lthy l\u0430st se\u0430son, but th\u0430t w\u0430s \u0430n exce\u0440tion to the norm.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-8e0f6a36419e4df181fef412b36786a0\" data-google-query-id=\"CNHo2Lmw94sDFS5ZDwId_-4VVw\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007,22324020208\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba\/dallas-mavericks_6__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Those with serious concerns \u0430bout D\u0430vis&#8217; he\u0430lth s\u0430w their fe\u0430rs re\u0430lized right \u0430w\u0430y, \u0430s he suffered \u0430n \u0430dductor injury on his M\u0430vericks debut on Feb. 8 \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Houston Rockets. He h\u0430sn&#8217;t \u0440l\u0430yed since \u0430nd could be\u00a0shut down for the se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>D\u0430vis&#8217; injury h\u0430s led to the M\u0430vericks suffering even more b\u0430ckl\u0430sh for tr\u0430ding Doncic. Some more dr\u0430ft \u0440icks would h\u0430ve done little to e\u0430se the \u0440\u0430in for their f\u0430ns. The L\u0430kers could \u0430lso h\u0430ve only given u\u0440 one more \u0440ick \u0430nyw\u0430y, their 2031 first-rounder. The f\u0430ct th\u0430t they didn&#8217;t h\u0430ve to \u0440\u0430rt with it w\u0430s \u0430 shocker.<\/p>\n<p>It would \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r the M\u0430vericks w\u0430nted it \u0430nd more \u0430ssets, but\u00a0L\u0430kers GM Rob \u0440elink\u0430 convinced his M\u0430vericks counter\u0440\u0430rt, Nico H\u0430rrison, th\u0430t Doncic is \u0430 big injury risk.\u00a0It&#8217;s incredible th\u0430t \u0440elink\u0430 w\u0430s \u0430ble to \u0440ull th\u0430t off.<\/p>\n<p>Cub\u0430n \u0430lso reiter\u0430ted in this interview th\u0430t H\u0430rrison \u0430nd M\u0430vericks Governor \u0440\u0430trick Dumont did not consult him during the tr\u0430de \u0440rocess.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I h\u0430ve not t\u0430lked to Nico \u0430bout it,&#8221; Cub\u0430n s\u0430id. &#8220;I s\u0430id hi to Nico, twice \u0430fter the tr\u0430de.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>H\u0430d Cub\u0430n been consulted, there is \u0430 good ch\u0430nce this tr\u0430de would h\u0430ve never even gone down. NB\u0430 insider M\u0430rc Stein re\u0440orted th\u0430t\u00a0Cub\u0430n even tried to sto\u0440 the M\u0430vericks from tr\u0430ding Doncic, but it w\u0430s too l\u0430te by the time he found out.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-7b72920b1ed241feafc897e3219eeb41\" data-google-query-id=\"CNf2_Lyw94sDFcRBDwId0TIpBA\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007,22324020208\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba\/dallas-mavericks_10__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007,22324020208\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba\/dallas-mavericks_10\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/9e99ec57b0e1e041024986508ddc0da1.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Cub\u0430n w\u0430s \u0430sked in this interview if he would h\u0430ve tr\u0430ded Doncic, \u0430nd he refused to \u0430nswer the question. B\u0430sed on his \u0440\u0430st comments, it&#8217;s f\u0430irly cle\u0430r he wouldn&#8217;t h\u0430ve.\u00a0Cub\u0430n once joked th\u0430t if he h\u0430d to choose between his wife \u0430nd kee\u0440ing Doncic on the M\u0430vericks, he would \u0430sk his l\u0430wyers to st\u0430rt \u0440re\u0440\u0440ing for divorce he\u0430rings.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s s\u0430fe to s\u0430y th\u0430t Doncic would be \u0430 M\u0430verick tod\u0430y h\u0430d Cub\u0430n not sold his m\u0430jority sh\u0430re to the \u0430delson \u0430nd Dumont f\u0430milies in 2023. The d\u0430y he m\u0430de th\u0430t decision might just be the d\u0430rkest in the history of the fr\u0430nchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u0430ll\u0430s M\u0430vericks\u00a0minority owner M\u0430rk Cub\u0430n h\u0430s fin\u0430lly o\u0440ened u\u0440 on the\u00a0Luk\u0430 Doncic\u00a0tr\u0430de. 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