Mavericks Reportedly Eye Duke’s Jon Scheyer After Firing Jason Kidd
Could Cooper Flagg’s former Duke coach be headed to Dallas? Jon Scheyer is reportedly in the mix for the Mavericks’ opening.
The Dallas Mavericks ’ decision to move on from Jason Kidd immediately sent shockwaves across the NBA . Kidd had taken Dallas to the Western Conference Finals in 2022 and the NBA Finals in 2024. He was a franchise icon, a Hall of Fame point guard, and still had four years and more than $40 million left on his contract, according to ESPN .
But new Mavericks president Masai Ujiri wasted little time reshaping the organization, ending Kidd’s five-year run after a turbulent 2025-26 campaign that saw Dallas finish 26-56 despite landing Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg. Now the coaching search has taken an interesting turn. According to NBA insider Brett Siegel, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer, who coached Flagg in college, is expected to receive interest from Dallas, alongside other reported candidates such as Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney.
Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney is expected to draw serious interest from the Mavericks after they parted ways with Jason Kidd, league sources told @ClutchPoints . Dallas is also expected to reach out to Duke HC Jon Scheyer, but he is committed to his current position, sources said. — Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) May 20, 2026 More news : Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks Renew High-Stakes Rivalry With Villanova Flagg’s lone season at Duke further cemented the Blue Devils coach as one of the sport’s fastest-rising program builders.
Under Scheyer, Flagg averaged 19. 2 points, 7. 5 rebounds, 4.