Last summer, Kidd contemplated leaving the Mavericks to go coach the New York Knicks. There was mutual interest between the two sides, league sources said, but the Mavericks refused to let Kidd leave and rewarded him with an extension. That gave Kidd power in any disagreement with his front office. He had more years on his contract than any of them.
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Shams Charania: Luka Dončić hasn’t acknowledged Jason Kidd since he’s been back—since they’ve played against each other in those Lakers-Mavs games. My understanding is—I think there’s an understanding there—that Jason Kidd also wasn’t one of the ones that was thrilled with Luka Dončić’s conditioning and different things near his exit. And so now you have a situation where Jason Kidd is still the coach. We’ll see who the new GM is, and eventually that new GM will make decisions on everything.” YouTube | Nov. 12, 2025
Back when Giannis was starting out, Kidd encouraged him to limit three-point attempts and focus on post-ups, facilitating for teammates, and finding the right angles on offense. On Monday, Giannis flipped the script, knocking down a deep three late in the fourth quarter against Kidd’s team Mavericks. “That was for him,” Giannis joked in a post-game interview. “When I was younger, he told me not to shoot threes… Figure out a way to find angles and facilitate for your teammates, post up. He helped me a lot, but I think he took away from my game when I was younger… So when I made it, I said, ‘That’s for you, for all the torture you put me through.’”BasketNews | Nov. 12, 2025
Last summer, Kidd contemplated leaving the Mavericks to go coach the New York Knicks. There was mutual interest between the two sides, league sources said, but the Mavericks refused to let Kidd leave and rewarded him with an extension. That gave Kidd power in any disagreement with his front office. He had more years on his contract than any of them. New York Times | Nov. 12, 2025
“And just talk about how Kidd contributed to you at the beginning of your career. Any pointers you might want to give to Cooper—about Kidd?” Giannis Antetokounmpo: “Yeah. Kidd is… he’s okay. He was okay. That’s my guy. Helped me a lot—one of my mentors. Still talk to him to this day. Not just as a coach, because obviously you have the player-coach relationship, but I think we had a deeper relationship than that. He helped me understand how to carry myself, how to work hard, what it takes to be great in this league. The difficulties he had—he played over a decade, twice, in this league—and went through his ups and downs. He went to the Finals. He won. YouTube | Nov. 11, 2025
Antetokounmpo said he’s seen plenty of young players with talent, but few with the kind of developmental environment Flagg has around him. “We’re lucky,” he said. “Because through the history of the game, a lot of players were extremely talented but didn’t have the right coaching or development next to them to help them become who they were supposed to be. Cooper having Jason Kidd and his coaching staff, with the talent level he has — being able to make plays for himself, get downhill, get to his spots, create for his teammates — the sky’s the limit. For sure, we’ll be hearing his name for a while in this league.” Dallas Hoops Journal | Nov. 11, 2025
Sources say that Patrick Dumont is also expected to lean heavily on Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, whose contract has been extended in each of the past two offseasons by Dumont after both the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks showed interest in trying to hire Kidd away from Dallas to coach their teams. marcstein.substack.com | Nov. 11, 2025
Then there is Jason Kidd. Kidd is in good standing in Dallas, both with ownership—which has extended him twice—and a fan base that remembers how Kidd helped deliver a championship as a player and steer the team to the Finals as a coach. His hands are (publicly, at least) clean in the Dončić deal—Harrison gave him cover when he said he didn’t inform Kidd of the trade until it was completed—and no one is pointing fingers his way for the flop of the Mavs’ injury-riddled roster. Under a Kidd regime, Dirk Nowitzki could be brought back into the fold. Will Kidd want the job? Probably, people who know Kidd say. Kidd has craved input in personnel decisions at previous stops. And while he has come into his own as a coach in Dallas, a rebuild around Flagg is inevitable. Better to oversee it from an executive office than the coach’s box. Sports Illustrated | Nov. 11, 2025
Marc Stein: Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said Anthony Davis has already worked out on the floor today and is making progress but no specific return game has yet been revealed by the team. x.com | Nov. 10, 2025
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