The Dallas Mavericks are likely to sign head coach Jason Kidd to a contract extension, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. The Los Angeles Lakers had been rumored to be interested in Kidd to replace the recently waived Darvin Ham. However, it seems likely that the former NBA champion will stay.
League officials say Kidd is likely to receive a contract extension in the near future after leading Dallas to two 50-win seasons and three playoff series wins in four tries in his three seasons as Mavericks coach. .
In March, The Athletic's Sam Amick reported that Kidd was “expecting” a contract extension to remain Dallas' head coach.
“Doncic, once again in the midst of an MVP race, is leading a team that has been dominant of late,” wrote The Athletic's Sam Amick. “Irving gives Doncic the balance he needs on offense, and he's playing some beautiful basketball. And league officials say Kidd expects to get a contract extension this summer.
With Kidd at the helm, the Mavericks are preparing for a second-round playoff matchup against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. During the regular season, Dallas had a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. During his three seasons as head coach, the Mavericks reached the Western Conference Finals with a record of 140 wins and 106 losses.
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The Mavericks look indistinguishable from last season.
The Mavericks had a 29-26 record and were in the fifth seed in the Western Conference before the team traded for Kyrie Irving ahead of last year's NBA trade deadline. After that, the Mavericks won the remaining games with a record of 9 wins and 18 losses, completely missing out on the postseason. The Mavericks are now four wins away from reaching the conference finals for the second time in three seasons. Irving recently talked about the “growing pains” that came with teaming up with Luka Doncic.
“I knew from the beginning, [me and Luka] There's going to be some growing pains,” Irving told FOX Sports. “But I just came with the best of intentions. It was the first time for me to be traded in the middle of a season and have to pick up my family. But I always… [sic] I respected Luke. ”
