在得到状元签后，在现场的独行侠CEO 里克·韦尔茨表示：我最为我们的球迷感到高兴，因为过去这一年充满了动荡和情感波动。我一直都在说，我从未在其他地方感受到像独行侠球迷对球队这样的情感联结。

韦尔茨补充道："仅仅是看着这份潜在阵容名单，畅想下赛季可能发生的变化，这种命运的逆转真的令人难以想象。"

Mavericks CEO Rick Welts: "I'm happiest for our fans because it's been a tumultuous year, an emotional year. What I continue to say is I've never been anywhere where I've felt the emotional attachment that Maverick fans have to their team."

More Rick Welts: "Just looking at that potential roster and thinking about what could happen next season, it's a reversal of fortunes that's really unimaginable."