Marc Cuban informed Adam Silver about a potential deal with the Las Vegas Sands Corporation last year, sources told Marc Stein of Substack.

The sale of Cuban's majority stake in the Mavs to the Sands Corporation is expected to be approved before Christmas.

Cuban reportedly spoke to Mavs players about the impending sale last Tuesday, informing them that nothing will change in terms of how the team is run.

Cuban is expected to control the Mavs' basketball operations "forevermore."