Mavericks Rumor Reveals First Huge Trade Masai Ujiri Will Make as New Dallas President

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A new report suggests the first huge move Masai Ujiri will make as the new President of Basketball Operations of the Dallas Mavericks is to trade, arguably, their best player before next season’s NBA trade deadline.

After weeks of rumors and speculation, Mavericks governor and majority owner Patrick Dumont made the big splash he was aiming for in his search for a new team president when he hired Ujiri last week. And the former Toronto Raptors president brings an impressive resume to Dallas.

During his tenure up north, Ujiri oversaw seven consecutive playoff appearances for the franchise, including their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance (2016), first NBA Finals appearance (2019), and the franchise’s first championship in 2019. However, staying at the top for long is difficult, and he was ousted from his role last year after a couple of underwhelming seasons.

Ujiri has shown a talent for drafting and development, and making bold trades to take his teams a step ahead. Dallas fans will surely be wondering what moves he might make to get the Mavericks out of the bottom of the standings and back into playoff contention. While that may not come this summer, a new report suggests a specific major trade will happen during the season.

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On Wednesday, ESPN’s Jeremy Woo explained how Ujiri’s priority will unsurprisingly be to build a better roster around young star . However, that endgame won’t include top star .