Mark Cuban Admits He Wanted to Buy Back Mavericks

Mark Cuban continues to have seller’s remorse.

Earlier this year, Marc Stein reported an unidentified group wanted to partner with Cuban in an attempt to buy the Mavericks back from the Adelson family. Cuban sold 73% of the team to the Adelsons in December 2023 and watched the team trade away Luka Dončić to the Lakers in February 2025.

Front Office Sports recently asked Cuban whether he wanted to buy the team back.

“If there was any chance of being able to do that anymore I would, but that’s just not the game anymore,” Cuban told FOS on a forthcoming episode of Portfolio Players.

Cuban still owns 27% of the team, but the terms of the sale give the Adelsons the right to buy another 20% of the Mavericks within four years of the deal, which would leave him with just 7% afterward.

Cuban has been outspoken about the trade and direction of the franchise since he sold his majority stake. He recounted precisely what happened with the reported investors who sought him out.

“What happened was a bunch of people had contacted me; they weren’t happy with the way things were,” Cuban told FOS. “And I was like, ‘Look, if you can get them to sell, I would be more than happy to contribute my equity, et cetera, et cetera, and help.’ But I didn’t expect that to materialize. I told them I didn’t think it would happen, that I didn’t think the Adelsons had any interest in selling. And they don’t.”

In March, Cuban told the Intersections podcast that he regretted selling the Mavericks to the Adelsons, but he didn’t acknowledge his interest in buying the team back.

“I don’t regret selling,” Cuban said. “I regret who I sold to. I made a lot of mistakes in the process, and I’ll leave it at that.”