The Mavericks have officially confirmed head coach Jason Kidd‘s staff for the 2025/26 season, making the announcement in a press release (via Twitter).
Here are the new hires, all of whom are assistant coaches:
- Former Pacers, Magic, Lakers and Suns head coach Frank Vogel will be Kidd’s top assistant, with an official title of associate head coach (our story). Vogel, who won a title as the Lakers’ top coach in 2020, was a coaching consultant for Dallas last season.
- Jay Triano, a veteran assistant who spent the past three years with Sacramento and had prior head coaching jobs with Toronto and Phoenix. He will reportedly be the No. 2 assistant under Kidd.
- Ex-NBA forward Popeye Jones, who played with Kidd for two years in Dallas, is another new assistant. Since transitioning to coaching in 2007, Jones has spent time the Mavericks as a player development coach (2007-10) and with the Nets (2010-13), Pacers (2013-20), Sixers (2020-21), and Nuggets (2021-25) as an assistant. The 55-year-old will reportedly be the No. 3 assistant and focus on defense.
- Phil Handy, a former Cavaliers, Raptors and Lakers assistant. Handy’s teams have won three championships during his coaching career (one apiece with Cleveland, Toronto and Los Angeles).
- Mike Penberthy, a former professional player who has had NBA coaching jobs with the Wolves, Pelicans, Lakers and — most recently — the Nuggets. Penberthy is known as a shooting specialist and has drawn praise from star big man Anthony Davis.
- Dru Anthrop, who most recently was an assistant on Vogel’s staff in Phoenix during the 2023/24 campaign. Anthrop was previously a video coordinator with the Magic, Grizzlies and Lakers (he also had a player development role in L.A.).
- Jordan Sears is rejoining the Mavericks after spending the past two years as head coach of their G League affiliate, the Dallas Legends. He was the Mavs’ head video coordinator from 2021-23 and was a video intern and assistant video coordinator with Milwaukee from 2019-21.
Eric Hughes, Josh Broghamer and Keith Veney will return as assistant coaches, per the announcement.