The Dallas Mavericks want former player Jason Kidd to lead their new project from the bench, with Luka Doncic as the main reference on the track. According to sources from the negotiation ESPN, there is a good predisposition between both parties.
The owner of the Texas franchise is close to hiring a new General Manager, who already has a name and surname and would have said yes to Kidd’s operation, a first-rate point guard in his time as a player who participated in the Mavs championship in 2011 and played the NBA All Star 10 times.
Kidd is right now the prime target of Dallas coach search, which a few weeks ago closed a 13-year stage with Rick carlisle, already confirmed as the new Indiana Pacers coach.
The now officially ex-Mavs coach supported Kidd’s candidacy at his presentation press conference in Indianapolis, whom he coached in those championship Mavericks.
“My wish is for Jason Kidd to be the next Mavs coach., because he and Luka have a lot in common as players. I think it would be a great situation for Luka, and an incredible situation for Jason, ”said Carlisle, who ended his time on good terms with the franchise. “I am the only one who has trained both of them on this planet. and I know how special they are as basketball players. For me it would be a great marriage, But it’s just an opinion”.
In addition to his resume as a player, K
idd already has experience on the bench: trained the Brooklyn nets in the 2013-2014 season and then to the Milwaukee bucks between 2014 and 2018; the last two seasons it has been technical assistant Los angeles lakers champions.
Among the immediate plans of the Mavs is to ensure the continuity of Michael finley, current vice president of basketball operations, at the franchise. Cuban has offered Nico Harrison, a Nike executive who has a good relationship with Doncic, a high-ranking position at the head of the Texas club’s offices.
On the horizon, then, the dawn of these renewed Dallas Mavericks begins, who still have many pending tasks with the squad: after the change of GM and coach there will be more news to know who will accompany Luka Doncic the next course.