Mavericks Hire Rick Welts As CEO
12/19/2024 10:26 PM
The Dallas Mavericks have hired Rick Welts as CEO, taking over from Cynt Marshall. Welts recently retired after working for the Golden State Warriors for a decade. Welts was critical in building Chase Center for the Warriors and will play a similar role as the Mavericks look to build a new arena.
Marshall originally pledged to stay with the Mavericks for three years. When she retires at the end of this month, she will have been with the team for nearly seven years.
Welts first met Dallas owner Patrick Dumont in November.
"His laser focus on his mission here and what he wanted to accomplish was very compelling," Welts said. "And clearly in line with how I view teams should be run."
Dumont said the subject of a new arena came up during their conversations.
"For us, our goal is to build the best facility possible for the Mavericks. To be state-of-the-art. To be world class. Something that really defines what NBA basketball can represent.
"It was a big part of what we talked about. Not only leading the organization but also Rick's vision for how we could build a new home for the Dallas Mavs."
