Mavericks part ways with Jason Kidd as coaching search begins

2026年05月20日(水)

The Dallas Mavericks have fired head coach Jason Kidd after five seasons. New team president Masai Ujiri announced the move on Tuesday and said the organization will conduct an open search for a replacement.

Ujiri praised Kidd for his leadership and for helping the Mavericks reach the 2024 NBA Finals. He emphasized that the search will be thorough and will consider candidates with a range of backgrounds including first-time head coaches, experienced NBA staff, college coaches and those from Europe. Ujiri added that he did not speak with any candidates before Kidd's departure out of respect for the process.

人々が言っていること

Initial reactions on X include analytical takes on potential coaching candidates like Sean Sweeney and Sam Cassell, notes on staff continuity under Masai Ujiri, positive views on the firing as a needed reset, and skeptical opinions comparing it to past organizational changes with uncertain outcomes.

The Mavericks probably fired Jason Kidd with candidates in mind.

Top assistants like Sean Sweeney and Micah Nori either have ties to the organization or Masai Ujiri.

However, given Sam Cassell's strong track record of working closely with young stars and his 17 years of…

— Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky) 2026年5月20日

Masai Ujiri says there “could be a couple” of assistant coaches from Jason Kidd’s coaching staff that continue on with the Mavericks.

Says they’ve already hired a few to help them with this transition.

— Mavs Film Room 🐴🎥 (@MavsFilmRoom) 2026年5月20日

@UnSportsESPN Kidd not getting Mavericks GM job and his getting fired now are both about him not being a competent or capable candidate for either role. A good move by the Mavericks on both fronts and I don't see him getting a new coaching job nor front office job anytime soon.

— Fruity Pebbler (@fruity_pebbler) 2026年5月20日

Recently hired Masai Ujiri of the Dallas Mavericks, the first to fire! Reasons for ending Coach Jason Kidd tenure.

“Mavs are heading in a new direction”

The same thing Masai said about Toronto Raptors after he dismantled a Championship team. They never rebounded from that! https://t.co/tDKGVooAiV

— Lisa Hampton (@LisaHampton_) 2026年5月20日

The New York Knicks firing Tom Thibodeau and then starting a coaching search trying to pry away other current head coaches caused the Dallas Mavericks to extend Jason Kidd and the Chicago Bulls to extend Billy Donovan.

One year later both of those guys are fired with massive…

— Michael Fiddle (@FiddlesPicks) 2026年5月19日

情報源

• https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/mavericks-coaching-candidates-sean-sweeney-micah-nori-jared-dudley/
• https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/mavericks-next-coach-predictions-spurs-assistant-sean-sweeney-the-top-contender-to-replace-jason-kidd/
• https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jason-kidd-mavericks-fired-masai-ujiri/