Former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who once vowed never to trade Luka Dončić, admitted in a recent podcast interview that things changed after he sold majority ownership of the team in 2023. “I’m sorry, but I have to do what’s best for my life and my family. Do you think I could run the Mavericks until I’m 137? Some things are inevitable. If I were still in charge, Luka would still be a Maverick.” Cuban sold 72.3% of the franchise to Miriam Adelson’s family for $3.5B, keeping a minority stake but giving up control of basketball operations. He now admits his biggest regret was the way he sold the team: “I don’t regret selling. I regret not putting it up for public bidding.” He acknowledged the deep pain Mavs fans felt seeing Luka traded, calling the bond between Dončić and the fanbase “unique and irreplaceable.” Looking forward, Cuban praised new cornerstone Cooper Flagg as “the real deal,” but made clear he never would have traded Luka even for the chance to draft him. #MarkCuban #LukaDoncic #MavsNation #NBA #DallasMavericks #Sports