Marc Stein：联盟消息人士透露，在过去两周内，基德与乌杰里进行了多次交谈，包括在乌杰里和总经理迈克·施密茨前往芝加哥参加上周的NBA选秀联合试训之前，双方曾进行过一次长谈。然而在整个选秀试训期间，芝加哥依然风声四起，当时已有传闻称独行侠的换帅决定可能近在咫尺。一位知情人士表示，自灾难性的东契奇交易以来，过去的15个月对独行侠而言动荡不安。随着乌杰里正式接管球队运营，且球队正致力于围绕年度最佳新秀、新任球队门面库珀·弗拉格打造一套具备争冠实力的阵容，独行侠管理层想迎来一个“全新的开始”。

League sources tell The Stein Line that Kidd and Ujiri had multiple conversations over the past two weeks — including a lengthy meeting that included new general manager Mike Schmitz before Ujiri and Schmitz traveled to Chicago for last week's NBA Draft combine — but rumbles nonetheless swirled in the Windy City throughout the combine that a coaching change in Dallas could indeed be imminent.

One source briefed on the decision told The Stein Line that the Mavericks simply want a "clean slate" as Ujiri takes command of the operation in the wake of a tumultuous 15 months since the disastrous Luka Dončić trade and as they move forward in their efforts to build a contention-worthy roster around Rookie of the Year and new Face of the Franchise Cooper Flagg.

很明显，杜蒙特现在有了乌杰里全权负责篮球决策，再加上韦尔茨和伊森·卡森搭档运营商业事务，他打算退居二线，让这群他聘任的核心管理层说了算。

Yet it's clear that Dumont, with Ujiri in place to make all the basketball decisions and the duo of Rick Welts and Ethan Casson working in tandem to run the business side, wants to move into the background and let his marquee hires call all the shots.