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He will be the top lieutenant in Dallas under new president of basketball operations <strong>Masai Ujiri<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dallashoopsjournal.com\/p\/mike-schmitz-dallas-mavericks-general-manager-quick-rise\/\">Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com<\/a> writes, Schmitz spoke to the media at the draft lottery on May 10, just two days after he accepted the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>It\u2019s been chaotic in a beautiful way. It\u2019s not lost on me what an amazing opportunity this is<\/em>,\u201d Schmitz said. \u201c<em>I\u2019m 35 years old, and to be able to be a general manager for such a prestigious organization, working in unison with Masai, obviously (governor) <strong>Patrick Dumont<\/strong>, and the rest of the ownership group believing in me, it\u2019s a really, really important time<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ujiri previously offered high praise for Schmitz, calling him an \u201cincredible scout\u201d and \u201cincredible leader\u201d who will bring a \u201cwhole package\u201d of skills to the Mavs\u2019 basketball operations department. Ujiri added that he\u2019s known Schmitz for \u201cmany, many years,\u201d which Schmitz confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I\u2019ve done a lot of scouting internationally, and when I first got into the scouting space and was out on the road, we were in the same gyms for years and years \u2014 whether that\u2019s in Africa or Europe or in the States<\/em>,\u201d Schmitz said. \u201c<em>So I\u2019m really thankful for that relationship and him bringing me on board<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>\u2026 Obviously, we\u2019ve had a long-standing relationship, and I think him being able to trust in me and me being able to lean on him in a variety of different areas \u2014 I think it\u2019s going to work great<\/em>,\u201d Schmitz added.<\/p>\n<p>Like many other executives around the league, Schmitz praised the depth of the 2026 draft class and is \u201cvery confident\u201d in the Mavs\u2019 ability to find a quality player with the ninth overall pick, per Afseth. Dallas also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2026\/05\/2026-nba-draft-picks-by-team.html\">controls<\/a> the 30th and 48th selections in June\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We want someone who can bring a variety of different skills and bring kind of a mentality that we\u2019re looking for<\/em>,\u201d Schmitz said. \u201c<em>But we\u2019re really confident we can get a rotation-level player, and we\u2019re going to do everything we can<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Afseth, Schmitz credited his previous experience with helping him learn how to run a basketball operations department, and he hopes to bring a collaborative approach to Dallas. He also discussed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/flaggco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-19_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cooper Flagg<\/a><\/strong> and how the Rookie of the Year\u2019s versatility will give the organization multiple ways to build out the roster around him.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2026\/05\/mike-schmitz-discusses-being-hired-as-mavs-gm.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Schmitz, a former DraftExpress scout and ESPN draft analyst who was most recently an assistant general manager with the Trail Blazers, was hired by the\u00a0Mavericks on May 8 to be their new GM. He will be the top lieutenant in Dallas under new president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri. 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