Rumor Reveals 2 Dallas Mavericks Targets to Replace Jason Kidd, Including Spurs Coach

IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect A new report sheds light on a couple of coaches the Dallas Mavericks could soon target to replace now-former head coach Jason Kidd . Before the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers took part in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals inside Madison Square Garden, the Mavericks dropped a bombshell on the basketball world. And that was the ouster of their head coach after five seasons in the job.

Despite Kidd leading the team to the NBA Finals two years ago, and having four years and $40 million left on his contract after signing an extension in 2024, according to NBA insider Marc Stein , the new Mavs head of basketball operations, Masai Ujiri, wanted a “clean slate” after taking the job a couple of weeks ago. Micah Nori among likely targets to be next Dallas Mavericks coach IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The talented executive doesn’t make rash moves, so he likely has several candidates in mind to lead the franchise going forward. Late on Tuesday night, Stein offered up a pair of assistants who will probably be on Ujiri’s candidate list.

“The top candidates to replace Kidd were not immediately apparent Tuesday night, but San Antonio’s Sean Sweeney and Minnesota’s Micah Nori — widely regarded around the league as future head coaches — are both known quantities in Dallas. Sweeney was the lead assistant on Kidd’s staff for the first four of his five seasons before Sweeney left to become associate head coach in San Antonio; Nori worked with Ujiri in Toronto during Ujiri’s first of two stints with the Raptors. ” – Marc Stein As Stein mentions, both have been connected with various head coaching jobs in recent years and come from two elite teams in the Western Conference.

It is also possible that Ujiri goes after a more proven candidate like Billy Donovan, Jeff Van Gundy, and Tom Thibodeau, who have been linked to the Orlando Magic job in recent days. Related Headlines Thunder vs. Spurs Game Today: Channel, Time, Odds for Game 2 of Western Conference Finals Report Quiets Concern NY Knicks Rust Will Lead to Game 1 Struggles in 2026 East Finals Rumor Claims Chicago Bulls Considering Trade for Coach of the Year Contender