The Mavericks have signed head coach Jason Kidd to a multi-year extension, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports (Twitter link).
The length of the extension has not been revealed but Dallas made its intentions to retain Kidd clear this offseason. Stein and Jake Fischer reported in early July that the Mavericks intended to sign Kidd to an extension prior to the regular season. He also received an extension after last season.
According to The Athletic’s Christian Clark, Kidd had two years left on his deal prior to the latest extension (Twitter link).
The Knicks were interested in talking to Kidd about their head coaching vacancy this summer before they eventually hired Mike Brown. Dallas denied the Knicks’ request to speak to their head coach.
Kidd, 52, had head coach stints with Brooklyn and Milwaukee shortly after his Hall of Fame playing career ended. He served as an assistant with the Lakers before getting the Dallas job prior to the 2021/22 season.
The Mavericks reached the conference finals in his first season and lost to Boston on the 2024 NBA Finals. The Mavericks didn’t qualify for last season’s playoffs after the controversial Luka Doncic trade and a wave of injuries during the second half of the season.
Dallas wound up hitting the lottery and selecting Cooper Flagg, who will now learn the NBA game under Kidd for several seasons to come if he serves out those extensions.