The Dallas Mavericks are still without someone to run their basketball operations as of May 1st. They fired Nico Harrison in November, which came way too late, but the draft lottery is now less than a week and a half away, as it's scheduled for May 10th. It was always the goal of team governor Patrick Dumont to have someone in place by the middle of May. Ideally, that person would be with the team before the lottery so they can start honing in on specific draft prospects once the draft order is finalized. Dumont wanted to go big-name hunting, and someone quickly connected with the Mavs was Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly. There was a thought that he may be attainable, even if there currently wasn't an out in his contract. However, that dream appears unlikely now, especially since the Timberwolves have advanced in the NBA playoffs.…