Ethan Casson has been hired by the Dallas Mavericks as president. Casson was previously CEO of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Casson spent nine seasons leading the Timberwolves and Lynx business operations. He previously was the Chief Operating Officer of the San Francisco 49ers. Casson’s tenure with the Wolves ended with the transfer of ownership from Glen Taylor to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.
Casson will directly report to Rick Welts, who was hired seven months ago as CEO. Casson will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the business arm of the franchise.
“He will be my partner in charting the team into the future and will allow me to devote more time to our strategic priorities, including the building of our new arena and entertainment district in Dallas, and our transition from a basketball organization to a sports and entertainment company operating our own venue,” Welts said in a team statement.
The Mavericks would like to build a basketball-only arena and an entertainment district to accompany it.