Overview
- The Mavericks said the split with Jason Kidd was mutual in a team statement.
- The decision followed Masai Ujiri’s arrival as basketball president two weeks earlier.
- Kidd’s tenure included a run to the 2022 Western Conference finals and a 2024 NBA Finals loss to the Celtics.
- Since Luka Dončić’s exit, attributed in coverage to former GM Nico Harrison, Dallas missed the playoffs twice and has shifted focus to young standout Cooper Flagg.
- No successor has been named, and the front office framed the change as a course correction to build a contender.