Mavericks Owner Patrick Dumont Calls Sam Presti and Brad Stevens Rumors Just Chatter

about 2 months ago

Mavericks Owner Patrick Dumont Calls Sam Presti and Brad Stevens Rumors Just Chatter

"I can't talk to any of those people now because it would be tampering. That's against league rules. And I will never do that," Dumont said, pushing back on reports linking the Mavericks to Presti and Stevens. "Anything that you may have heard is just rumor and chatter. We'll do the work. We'll figure out who's a great leader."

By Adit Pujari

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