articleThe Brief The Dallas Mavericks named Ethan Casson as new team president. The Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday named a 25-year sports industry veteran as its new team president. With a demonstrated record of leadership and success as an NBA executive, Ethan will help us advance our primary goal of building and maintaining a championship-winning team," Dallas Mavericks Governor Patrick Dumont said. With Casson managing the day-to-day operations, Welts willThe backstory:Casson, himself, was most recently the chief executive officer of the Minnesota Timberwolves. It is a demonstration of the Mavericks’ commitment to building a best-in-class organization," Welts said.