In FanDuels’ Run It Back NBA show, Chandler Parsons — a former Mavericks player — revealed that he texted Cuban about the trade. And Cuban’s reaction was so appropriate. Chandler Parsons texted Mark Cuban about the trade:

Even if Cuban’s no longer calling the shots — or hearing about them ahead of time — the Mavs remain close to his heart.

Five years after saying he would rather get divorced from his wife than trade Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban had to watch the franchise