The Dallas Mavericks didn’t waste time finding a replacement for longtime head coach Rick Carlisle, who left the franchise last week. According to multiple reports, the Mavs are expected to hire Hall of Famer Jason Kidd to lead the team in the 2021-22 NBA season.

Dallas is also finalizing the hire of influential Nike executive Nico Harrison as the president of basketball operations, which proved to be a deciding factor in getting Kidd to accept the job. The Los Angeles Lakers assistant is close with Harrison, and the duo believes they can work well together.

Kidd also received endorsement from Carlisle and Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki while impressing owner Mark Cuban during several conversations the two had in recent days. This prompted the 48-year-old to believe the job is his, and he already started assembling his coaching staff.

Kidd spent five seasons with the Mavericks as a player (2007-2012) and helped the franchise to win its first NBA title in the 2010-11 season. Kidd retired as a player in 2013 and immediately took the head coaching position with the Brooklyn Nets. He spent only one season at the position, leading the Nets to a conference semi-finals appearance, before deciding to become a head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kidd spent three and a half seasons with the Bucks but failed to have any significant success. He had two postseason trips, being eliminated in the first round each time, before getting fired midway through the 2017-18 season.

After taking a break from coaching, he joined Frank Vogel’s staff with the LA Lakers in 2019 and helped the franchise win an NBA title in 2019-20.

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After an encouraging 2019/20 NBA season, Dallas Mavericks want to take another step and establish themselves as NBA title contenders. In order to do so, the Mavs are reportedly open to trading any player from their roster except stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.

In a recently published piece on Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend detailed Mavericks’ offseason plans and reported that the team’s No.1 goal is to acquire a third star to play alongside Doncic and Porzingis. In order to do so, Mavs are ready to talk about all of their players aside from the duo and would even consider taking bad contracts.

It is unclear which players Mavericks might target, but the chances are that good players in bad situations, like Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, are at the top of their list.

Townsend also reports that Dallas will look to strengthen the team in other ways. The first is free agency, where they are expected to pursue power forwards Danilo Gallinari and Jerami Grant. Mavs already attempted to trade for Gallinari before the February trade deadline, and there is a mutual interest. Grant, on the other hand, reportedly favors remaining with Denver Nuggets but might change his mind if he receives a big-enough offer.

Mavericks are also interested in landing a lottery draft pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. They have assets to do so, owning a No.18 and No.31 pick at the moment.

It appears that this will be one eventful offseason for Dallas Mavericks. If they managed to go through with their plans, expect the Western Conference road to NBA Finals goes through them in 2020/21.

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Dallas Mavericks’ future seems really bright. They not only have two of the most exciting young stars in the league in Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis but can also get one max free agent in the summer of 2019. And as it turns out, Mavs already know who they want to get to pair with Doncic and Porzingis.

According to New York Times‘ Marc Stein, Dallas plans to pursue Charlotte Hornets’ All-Star point guard Kemba Walker and Milwaukee Bucks’ All-Star small forward Khris Middleton.

“Shooters, athleticism and veterans are said to be Dallas’ priorities to supply the budding star tandem of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis with some been-there wisdom.” – says Stein in his weekly newsletter. “But league sources say that the Mavericks intend to fling themselves into the chase for Khris Middleton and/or Kemba Walker with gusto in hopes that they have a shot at one of them.”

Despite the cap space and great situation, Mavericks might face an uphill battle to get either Walker or Middleton.

Walker is a face of the franchise in Charlotte and Hornets can offer him more money than any other team. On the other hand, if he was to leave, the 28-year-old would have lots of other suitors that might be in a better situation to win right now than Dallas.

Middleton, on the other hand, is in a great situation with the Bucks as he is part of the team that is already a title contender. The only way that he might think of leaving is if Milwaukee isn’t willing to give him a max deal.

Stein previously reported that Mavericks are interested in Orlando Magic’s All-Star Nikola Vucevic, but now states that Walker and Middleton would be their preferred targets as they are a better fit with team’s young stars. Another player who is rumored to be on Dallas’ radar is Philadelphia 76ers’ Tobias Harris, who would also be a great fit with Doncic and Porzingis thanks to his shooting.

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The Dallas Mavericks didn’t waste time finding a replacement for longtime head coach Rick Carlisle, who left the franchise last week. According to multiple reports, the Mavs are expected to hire Hall of Famer Jason Kidd to lead the team in the 2021-22 NBA season.

Dallas is also finalizing the hire of influential Nike executive Nico Harrison as the president of basketball operations, which proved to be a deciding factor in getting Kidd to accept the job. The Los Angeles Lakers assistant is close with Harrison, and the duo believes they can work well together.

Kidd also received endorsement from Carlisle and Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki while impressing owner Mark Cuban during several conversations the two had in recent days. This prompted the 48-year-old to believe the job is his, and he already started assembling his coaching staff.

Kidd spent five seasons with the Mavericks as a player (2007-2012) and helped the franchise to win its first NBA title in the 2010-11 season. Kidd retired as a player in 2013 and immediately took the head coaching position with the Brooklyn Nets. He spent only one season at the position, leading the Nets to a conference semi-finals appearance, before deciding to become a head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kidd spent three and a half seasons with the Bucks but failed to have any significant success. He had two postseason trips, being eliminated in the first round each time, before getting fired midway through the 2017-18 season.

After taking a break from coaching, he joined Frank Vogel’s staff with the LA Lakers in 2019 and helped the franchise win an NBA title in 2019-20.

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After an encouraging 2019/20 NBA season, Dallas Mavericks want to take another step and establish themselves as NBA title contenders. In order to do so, the Mavs are reportedly open to trading any player from their roster except stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.

In a recently published piece on Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend detailed Mavericks’ offseason plans and reported that the team’s No.1 goal is to acquire a third star to play alongside Doncic and Porzingis. In order to do so, Mavs are ready to talk about all of their players aside from the duo and would even consider taking bad contracts.

It is unclear which players Mavericks might target, but the chances are that good players in bad situations, like Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, are at the top of their list.

Townsend also reports that Dallas will look to strengthen the team in other ways. The first is free agency, where they are expected to pursue power forwards Danilo Gallinari and Jerami Grant. Mavs already attempted to trade for Gallinari before the February trade deadline, and there is a mutual interest. Grant, on the other hand, reportedly favors remaining with Denver Nuggets but might change his mind if he receives a big-enough offer.

Mavericks are also interested in landing a lottery draft pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. They have assets to do so, owning a No.18 and No.31 pick at the moment.

It appears that this will be one eventful offseason for Dallas Mavericks. If they managed to go through with their plans, expect the Western Conference road to NBA Finals goes through them in 2020/21.

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Dallas Mavericks’ future seems really bright. They not only have two of the most exciting young stars in the league in Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis but can also get one max free agent in the summer of 2019. And as it turns out, Mavs already know who they want to get to pair with Doncic and Porzingis.

According to New York Times‘ Marc Stein, Dallas plans to pursue Charlotte Hornets’ All-Star point guard Kemba Walker and Milwaukee Bucks’ All-Star small forward Khris Middleton.

“Shooters, athleticism and veterans are said to be Dallas’ priorities to supply the budding star tandem of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis with some been-there wisdom.” – says Stein in his weekly newsletter. “But league sources say that the Mavericks intend to fling themselves into the chase for Khris Middleton and/or Kemba Walker with gusto in hopes that they have a shot at one of them.”

Despite the cap space and great situation, Mavericks might face an uphill battle to get either Walker or Middleton.

Walker is a face of the franchise in Charlotte and Hornets can offer him more money than any other team. On the other hand, if he was to leave, the 28-year-old would have lots of other suitors that might be in a better situation to win right now than Dallas.

Middleton, on the other hand, is in a great situation with the Bucks as he is part of the team that is already a title contender. The only way that he might think of leaving is if Milwaukee isn’t willing to give him a max deal.

Stein previously reported that Mavericks are interested in Orlando Magic’s All-Star Nikola Vucevic, but now states that Walker and Middleton would be their preferred targets as they are a better fit with team’s young stars. Another player who is rumored to be on Dallas’ radar is Philadelphia 76ers’ Tobias Harris, who would also be a great fit with Doncic and Porzingis thanks to his shooting.

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