Bill Duffy not only brought news of a team contacting Danny Ferry but also told Su Wan the outcome, "After Danny patiently listened, he hung up the phone directly. From what I know, the caller was Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and he offered any Mavericks perimeter player, except for Devin Harris, or a first-round pick plus a second-round pick."
Hearing it was Mark Cuban,
Su Wan was not surprised.
This summer, the Mavericks owner had regretted not spending money on Steve Nash, letting him go to the Phoenix Suns for free, which resulted in a fallout with Old Nelson. Since the start of the summer, the Mavericks' trades were all done under his influence.
And Mark Cuban had always been covetous of the Huaxia market, from the earliest days with Wang Zhizhi, to later Yi Jianlian and Ding Yanyuhang, nearly every Huaxia player had opportunities with the Mavericks. To say that the Mavericks needed these players then to fill gaps without other motives, Su Wan wouldn't believe it.