Jason Kidd was removed as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in Texas, ending a five‑year tenure that began with Luka Dončić at the centre of his plans and effectively unraveled after the superstar's blockbuster trade to the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2024‑25 season.
Kidd arrived in Dallas in 2021 with a rare kind of institutional capital. He was the Hall of Fame point guard who had helped deliver the franchise's only championship as a player in 2011, returning to oversee the rise of Dončić and, as it turned out, to live through his departure.
