Marc Stein I reported earlier this season telling in an interview with me that Mark Cuban does not have the amount of operational control as he anticipated This was Nico and the front office and it was their determination that it is better to build around an Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving duo

Sports Illustrated Interviewer to Jalen Brunson I saw something online they were saying Dallas Nico they fumbled the two of you Luka Jalen JB Well they made decisions And I'll leave it at that They made their decisions

PatMcAfeeShow Masai Ujiri has full authority to do whatever he wants with the direction of this Mavericks teamMavs sources believe that Jason Kidd had a level of support for the Luka Doncic trade This is a complete restart for the entire organization

DLLS Mavs Marc Stein Detroit needs a shooter Detroit is one of the teams that has inquired about Kyrie but the Mavericks have put the message out there that Kyrie is not available So the Pistons are looking at other options Tyler Herro Coby White Isaiah Joe

ALLCITY Marc Stein When it comes to Miami we know the bulk of the players on the table for Giannis Its Herro its Ware its Jaquez its the 13th pick Theres other unspecified draft considerations we havent confirmed that would presumably be in the deal Maybe more players

Bleacher Report Jake Fischer Were being told there is some type of split faction in MIL right now among the major stakeholders for the Bucks the Celtics to our understanding are not willing to offer the same level of multiple years of draft capital that the Miami Heat are

Wolves GM Tim Connelly on Ant's feedback in potential roster moves There's been countless things we could have done When you go to your leaders like Ant and you say 'It takes get this to get that' the conviction he has in our guys is evident when he says 'No we're not trading this guy'