Overview
- Dallas hired Ujiri on Monday as team president and alternate governor, placing him over all basketball operations after a six‑month search.
- Following Tuesday's introduction in Dallas, he said he hopes to bring calm and signaled the franchise will build around Cooper Flagg after the Luka Dončić era.
- Ujiri declined to commit to coach Jason Kidd's return and said he will meet with Kidd, with decisions on interim executives Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi to follow.
- The draft lottery on May 10 is the first checkpoint of his tenure, with the Mavericks holding a 6.7% chance at the No. 1 pick.
- The hire ends a turbulent stretch that included the 2025 Dončić trade and a 26–56 season, as governor Patrick Dumont led the search and reports say Mark Cuban was not directly involved.