A few days before the start of the NBA season, the Dallas Mavericks announced on Tuesday the contract extension for several seasons of their coach Jason Kidd, who has been in office since 2021.
Coveted in particular by the New York Knicks this summer, Jason Kidd will be a little more long-term in Dallas. Indeed, as the 2025-26 NBA season prepares to begin, the Mavericks announced this Tuesday the extension of their coach, in office since 2021, for several years (details have not been revealed).
While he currently has a good squad at his disposal, despite the long unavailability of Kyrie Irving, the former playmaker will notably be able to count on the phenomenon Cooper Flagg (number one in the last draft) whose debut is highly anticipated. “Our entire organization deeply appreciates Coach Kidd’s leadership, involvement and positive energy.
Coach Kidd embodies everything our franchise expects in a leader, and I’m happy he’ll be with us for many years to come. », declared Patrick Dumont in particular after the “multi-year” extension of the man who had been drafted in 1994 by Dallas.
Kidd wants to “bring another title back to Dallas”
“ We are confident that he will continue to lead our team in a thoughtful and rigorous manneras we continue our goal of winning championship titles for the city of Dallas,” the owner of the Texas franchise subsequently continued in a press release. “We have a great group of players here who love basketball, who are talented and who are receptive to advice. It’s even more special that I get to continue coaching the team that drafted me and won a title with as a player.
I’m looking forward to what lies ahead and will continue to work to bring another title back to Dallas “, for his part explained Kidd, whose salary was until now estimated at $8.5 million per season. As a reminder, the Mavericks will begin the season with a tantalizing derby against Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs on October 23 (at 3:30 a.m.).
