by DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have again extended the contract of coach Jason Kidd, who coached them to the NBA Finals two seasons ago and led them to a championship as a point guard in 2011.
The Mavericks announced Tuesday night that they had agreed to a multi-year extension but did not disclose the length or other details of the deal for Kidd, who is entering his fifth season as coach. His first multi-year extension came in the middle of the 2024 playoffs, when they made it to the NBA Finals before losing to Boston.
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“J-Kidd’s basketball resume is one of the best in the sport, and in every situation he has proven he is the right person to lead the Mavericks,” said general manager Nico Harrison. “He has a track record of developing some of the best talent in the league, as well as the ability to connect with players to bring out the best versions of themselves.”
Kidd has a 362-339 record in nine seasons as an NBA head coach with Dallas, Brooklyn and Milwaukee. He is 179-149 for the Mavericks with two deep playoff runs.
Dallas earlier this year refused the New York Knicks’ permission to speak with Kidd about their coaching vacancy. Kidd, 52, played the last of his 19 NBA seasons for the Knicks in 2012-13.
He took a coaching job immediately after retiring and led Brooklyn to the second round of the playoffs in his first season in 2013-14 before Milwaukee hired him from the Nets.
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The Bucks fired Kidd midway through his fourth season — with a pair of first-round playoff appearances in his first three years — and he spent two years as an assistant with the Lakers, including when LA won the NBA title in the 2020 playoff bubble. He replaced Rick Carlisle in Dallas.
After Kidd and NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs to the 2011 title, they did not win another playoff series until beating Utah in the first round under Kidd in 2022.
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