Many of us were curious about what tactics each team used during their meeting with Dwight Howard as he tried to figure out his free agency destination. Lots of information and misinformation was released by “sources” but Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban decided to show us himself. Yesterday in a very lengthy blog, Cuban revealed a ton of insight surrounding the decision making process of his team. He reflected on their 2011 championship run and about what it takes to building a winning team now. One of those things was going after Dwight Howard. Read more after the jump.
Let me address here the inevitable question of Dwight vs Mavs culture. We saw it as somewhat of a risk, but felt like because Dwight by all appearances and checking we did, is a good guy and with our support systems we believed we could make it work. if not, he was obviously a very trade-able asset. But, as everyone knows, we didn’t sign him. He went to the Rockets. I do have to say the meeting with Dwight was very interesting. He is a smart guy. Much smarter than people give him credit for. He is also a very, very good listener. Unlike most people, he spent far more time listening than talking. And he had the best response to an opening question that I have ever heard from a player, or anyone for that matter. When we asked him what his goal was, his response was very specific ” I want to be Epic” . Which was a perfect lead in to the video we created for him
