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As he became the Mavs’ first-ever employee, a gamble by Rick Sund paid off big-time

This is the third of a five-part series chronicling the Dallas Mavericks’ 1980-’81 season, which was their first season in the NBA. Monday: Brad Davis

Rick Sund rolled the dice and took a big gamble. And it ultimately paid off big-time.

With his career as a pro sports executive barely off the ground, Sund decided to shift gears in mid-stream and set his sights on a career with the Dallas Mavericks.

At the time, Mavs co-founders Don Carter and Norm Sonju were looking for someone to run the basketball side of their young operation.