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Mark Cuban Sells Dallas Mavericks for $3.5 Billion

The entrepreneur sold his NBA team, citing stress over valuations and a desire to control his own time.

3 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 27 Oct 2026 · updated 7d ago

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0%50%100%0%20 Sept, 21:23 UTCnowTimes of India: Mark Cuban's first move after making $2 million was to take off his watch · 31 Oct, 03:22 UTCInc.: Mark Cuban Sold the Mavericks for $3.5 Billion. The Deal Taught Him a ‘Hard Lesson’ About Trust · 30 Oct, 20:10 UTCFortune: Mark Cuban says owning the Mavericks went from being about basketball to ‘about valuations’ and created ‘more stress’—it still made him $4.3 billion · 29 Oct, 17:24 UTCFortune: Mark Cuban took off his watch the day he became a millionaire: ‘I wanted to be able to control my own time’ · 28 Oct, 07:05 UTCInc.: Mark Cuban Is Worth $6.8 Billion. He Says 1 Habit He Learned From Poker Is Critical to His Success · 27 Oct, 16:53 UTC

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The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 27 Oct 2026. Inc. published first, on 27 October at 16:53 UTC; Fortune followed 14h 12m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 31 October at 03:22 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Inc., Fortune, Times of India.

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  • Will Mark Cuban win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination? — the market puts it at 0%, with $20k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Nov 2028. The market resolves to "Yes" if Mark Cuban wins and accepts the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, as confirmed by a consensus of official Democratic Party sources. It resolves to "No" in all other cases, including if he loses the nomination or if another candidate replaces him before election day.
  • Mark Cuban — the market puts it at 1%, with $2k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 7 Nov 2028. The outcome is Yes if Mark Cuban wins and accepts the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2028. The outcome is No if he does not meet this condition. Readers often mistake the linked news story about drug costs for the resolution criteria, but only his nomination status matters.
  • Mark Cuban — the market puts it at 13%, with $113 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 7 Nov 2028. The outcome is Yes if Mark Cuban announces a run for the 2028 U.S. Presidency between the issuance date and November 7, 2028. The outcome is No if he does not make such an announcement within that specific timeframe. Readers often mistake this market as resolving based on his current business activities or unrelated political statements rather than a formal presidential candidacy announcement.

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Sources

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  1. Mark Cuban's first move after making $2 million was to take off his watch Times of India
  2. Mark Cuban Sold the Mavericks for $3.5 Billion. The Deal Taught Him a ‘Hard Lesson’ About Trust Inc.
  3. Mark Cuban says owning the Mavericks went from being about basketball to ‘about valuations’ and created ‘more stress’—it still made him $4.3 billion Fortune
  4. Mark Cuban took off his watch the day he became a millionaire: ‘I wanted to be able to control my own time’ Fortune
  5. Mark Cuban Is Worth $6.8 Billion. He Says 1 Habit He Learned From Poker Is Critical to His Success Inc.

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