Overview
- The Mavericks and coach Jason Kidd mutually agreed to part ways in a move announced Tuesday, and the team has opened a comprehensive search for a new head coach.
- Team president Masai Ujiri took responsibility for the decision and said he will evaluate the entire basketball operations staff to set a clear, long-term direction.
- Kidd still had about four years and more than $40 million left on his contract, a cost Dallas is accepting after owner Patrick Dumont signed off on the move.
- Ujiri said the franchise will build around 2025 No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg while assessing Kyrie Irving’s fit and trade value.
- The change caps months of upheaval that followed the Luka Dončić trade, injuries to acquired veterans, the firing of GM Nico Harrison and a 26–56 season, and it signals further roster and staff turnover ahead.