6:35pm: The Mavericks have officially confirmed Kidd’s extension (Twitter link).
“I’m grateful for the belief that (team owner Patrick Dumont and general manager Nico Harrison) have in me, and the trust we’ve built while working together to construct a team that Dallas can be proud of,” Kidd said in a statement, per Mike Curtis of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). “We have a great group of players here who love basketball, are talented & coachable. There’s mutual respect across all departments, and Patrick and Nico set the tone for what we are trying to accomplish here.
“It’s even more special that I can continue to coach the team that drafted me, and where I was able to win a title as a player. I’m looking forward to what’s ahead & continuing to work toward bringing another championship back to Dallas.”
5:26pm: The Mavericks have signed head coach Jason Kidd to a multiyear contract extension, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports (Twitter link).
The length of the extension has not been revealed, but Dallas made its intentions to retain Kidd clear this offseason. Stein and Jake Fischer reported in early July that the Mavericks intended to sign Kidd to an extension prior to the regular season. He also received an extension after last season.
According to The Athletic’s Christian Clark, Kidd had two years left on his deal prior to the latest extension (Twitter link).
The Knicks were interested in talking to Kidd about their head coaching vacancy this summer before they eventually hired Mike Brown. The Mavs denied the Knicks’ request to speak to their head coach.
Kidd, 52, had head coach stints with Brooklyn and Milwaukee shortly after his Hall of Fame playing career ended. He served as an assistant with the Lakers before getting the Dallas job prior to the 2021/22 season.
The Mavericks reached the conference finals in his first season and lost to Boston on the 2024 NBA Finals. The team didn’t qualify for last season’s playoffs after the controversial Luka Doncic trade and a wave of injuries during the second half of the season.
Dallas wound up hitting the lottery and selecting Cooper Flagg, who will now learn the NBA game under Kidd for several seasons to come if he serves out those extensions.
must be a lot of money
Why?
Agreed j817
Yeah, because the job isn’t attractive after the Luka deal.
thegreatone, there are only 30 HC jobs in the NBA, and Dallas’ is better than more than a few of them. Good for JK, he’s done well with what he’s had to work with.
What about my boy Nico? Break’em off after scapegoating him.
Still rather have Luka. 30-9-9 is rare. What’s Cooper’s peak? 24-8-6?
I wasn’t fan of the trade myself, but technically, they didn’t trade Luka for Cooper Flagg. They traded him for Anthony Davis, a 1st and Christie. So u should probably compare Luka to the actual trade. It would make more sense.
JKidd: “Nico wtf!!!… You traded Luka???”
Nico: Don’t worry… we’re getting Cooper Flagg.
JKidd: He won’t drop past #1 tho!
Nico: Coach, don’t worry… it’s a done deal already – it was part of the trade. You think I’d trade Luka for AD???
He deserves the extension for not having a stroke after trading away the teams best player for an always injured star who’s older now too, and a fixed pick for a teen who won’t peak for at least 3 years.