NBA Draft 2025: Mavericks confirms that Jason Kidd will be the team’s coach the next season among the Knicks voices

Although there has been a small speculation in this low season, especially with the Coaching work of New York Knicks still open, Jason Kidd will not go anywhere.

Dallas Mavericks Nico Harrison’s general manager confirmed on Wednesday evening, after the franchise selected Cooper Flagg with choice n. 1 In the draft of the NBA, that Kidd would have been the team leader of the team next season.

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Kidd has just ended his fourth season as head coach of the Maverks. He had been briefly linked to Knicks’ work after shooting Tom Thibodeau, but the Maverks denied their request to interview Kidd for the position.

Despite the external voices, however, the Maverick always expected that Kidd remained with the franchise for the near future. According to reports, it is expected that the interest of the Knicks for him is passed in a new extension of the contract with the Maverks, although the details on that agreement are not known.

Kidd has completed a record from 179-149 with the Maverks. He led them to the NBA finals in 2024 when the team still had the star Luka Dončić on the roster.

Announcement

Now, with apparently blocked Kidd, the franchise can activate its attention to the kick -off of the Flag era. The national consent player of the year scored on average 19.2 points and 7.5 rebounds in Duke last season, bringing them to the last four.

Flagg will have its introductory press conference with Kidd and Harrison on Friday.

“I’m going to do my best,” said Flagg. “I know that there will probably be some great expectations, but I will try to have an impact on the game as much as possible. Do everything I can, whatever I have to do, whatever role has given me. I will try to do it to the best of my skills.”