This is odd, and still developing:
The Dallas Mavericks have, according to reports, “parted ways” with Gersson Rosas, the team’s general manager.
There are two reasons why this is odd:
- Nobody seems to be clear on what “parting ways” means. Was he fired? Did he get a better job offer elsewhere? Did he need to spend more time with his family? Did he jump, or was he pushed? All of this is relevant, in that…
- …he’s been the general manager for three months.
Rosas was brought in near the end of July from the Houston Rockets where he was the executive vice president of basketball operations.
Edited to add 10/30: the second day coverage is spinning this as a resignation…
…triggered by the fact that Rosas — hired by the Mavericks to work in support of longtime president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson — wanted a greater share of control over Dallas’ basketball operations. Concerns about how Rosas would fit into the Mavericks’ front-office structure and accept a supplementary role to Nelson, sources said, surfaced almost immediately after Rosas’ arrival in late July.
Basically, the argument seems to be that Rosas expected a bigger role in management, but the Mavericks are, first and foremost, Mark Cuban’s team, and Donnie Nelson is his sidekick. Which leaves little to no room for Rosas.
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