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Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Speaks on Mark Cuban Sale: Will Be ‘In Best Interest’ of Mavs Fans

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gives his thoughts on Mark Cuban selling a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson.

Dalton Trigg

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For many years, Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones has been the richest professional sports team owner in the state of Texas, but that is about to change with Mark Cuban being in the final stages of selling a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson. Jones has a net worth of a little more than $14 billion, where Adelson's is at $32 billion – and for context, Cuban, as wealthy as he is, is a good step below both of them at $6.2 billon.

Mavs ownership having deeper pockets for the foreseeable future is a good thing, and on Friday, Jones gave his thoughts on Cuban's decision to sell a majority stake of his team.

Mark Cuban and Jerry Jones.
Mark Cuban and Jerry Jones

"As far as the decision Mark made, I’ll go along with his decisions anytime," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan. "He knows how to make good ones, he’s made them and has a great story of his career doing what he’s done. He didn’t do that being dumb. I promise you, this will be in the best interest, in my mind, of sports and the Maverick fans."

Jones also gave his thoughts on the Adelson family, calling them 'fine people' who will 'do a great job' going forward.

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“They’re fine people,” Jones said. “She’s outstanding. She’s a doctor, she came from Israel as an adult, is savvy, savvy, savvy. And she’s got a good organization with her there and will unquestionably do a great job."

Although Cuban is no longer the majority owner of the Mavs, he's pocketing $3.5 billion while also reportedly still being expected to be hands on with the team. That's a pretty sweet deal for Cuban in our opinion, and Jones feels the same way.

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Dalton Trigg
DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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