Mavericks sending strong Jason Kidd message to…
The Mavericks weren’t Kidd-ing around when they advised the Knicks to look elsewhere for a coach.
In case the flailing Knicks get the thought to circle back to the Mavericks about trading for coach Jason Kidd, it has been made clear that he’s firmly unavailable — as if the first time they denied the Knicks permission to converse with Kidd while under contract wasn’t clear enough.
“I think the most important thing here is the message that the Mavericks sent out here was not that his was a ‘Nah.’ This was a ‘No.’ They are not interested in further negotiations at all – ‘Don’t even call back’ is the message they wanted out there,” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported earlier this week.
The perception around the NBA is that Kidd, who coached the Mavericks to the 2024 NBA Finals, is searching for a contract extension, sources advised The Post’s Stefan Bondy.
If that deal doesn’t get finished, may Kidd make issues uncomfortable enough to power his method out? Maybe, but the Knicks also offer good leverage to get that deal finished in Dallas.
The Mavericks don’t plan to let Jason Kidd go. AP
The Post beforehand reported that Kidd has followers in James Dolan and star Jalen Brunson, who performed for him in Dallas,.
The Knicks are onto their Plan Z choices after receiving rejections to converse with coaches from the groups that at present make use of Kidd, Billy Donovan (Bulls), Quin Snyder (Hawks), Ime Udoka (Rockets) and Chris Finch (Timberwolves).
Former Villanova coach Jay Wright (retired) will not be in the combo, while Dan Hurley (Connecticut) indicated he wouldn’t be in the working either.
Brian Windhorst revealed the Mavericks’ strong response. @KevinGraySports/X
The Mavericks “are not interested in further negotiations at all, don’t even call back is the message that they wanted out there…” as it pertains to the Knicks pursuit of head coach Jason Kidd #MFFL (🎥: @WindhorstESPN via Threads) pic.twitter.com/ZJjGJ8MZy5— Kevin Gray Jr. (@KevinGraySports) June 13, 2025
Tom Thibodeau was fired without a clear plan of who would take over but the Knicks should not in a rush to fill the job as they solid a huge web and carry out due diligence, The Post beforehand reported.
Former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and the well-traveled Mike Brown – who coached the Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals and was the 2023 NBA Coach of the Year for the Kings – are the favorites at this level and will soon interview for the opening.
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Mike Budenholzer, Michael Malone and Frank Vogel are all NBA championship-winning coaches on the market.
Malone has Knicks’ ties and Bondy reported that he may get an interview but stays a long shot.
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