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The Dallas Mavericks made the stunning decision to part ways with head coach Jason Kidd on Tuesday despite a good amount of playoff success during his time with the team. Fans had mixed reactions to the decision, but it was clear that new Dallas president Masai Ujiri wanted a fresh start on the bench heading into his first season.
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Mark Cuban is no longer the majority owner of the Mavericks and, while he still owns a minority stake, is not involved in the basketball operations anymore, but his voice still rings loudly when it comes to his former team. On Tuesday, he commented on the Kidd firing, via Mike Doocy of FOX 4 News.
"Obviously I'm a jkidd fan," Cuban wrote in an email to FOX 4. "So I'm surprised and disappointed. But we have to give Masai a chance to see what happens. He has been through this before."
Cuban's stunned reaction was shared by many among the Mavericks fanbase and by pundits around the league. The former All-NBA guard has a 205-205 record with Dallas and has been very successful in the postseason, leading the Mavs to the Western Conference Finals in 2022 and the NBA Finals in 2024.
It's unclear who will take over for the Mavs now, but this is a very attractive job with Cooper Flagg already looking like a future star and another top-10 pick on the way.
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Ujiri is no stranger to making controversial coaching decisions. During his time with the Raptors, he fired Dwane Casey the offseason after he won Coach of the Year in 2018 to hire Nick Nurse. Ujiri also pulled off a trade with the San Antonio Spurs for Kawhi Leonard that offseason, so it's clear that he is not afraid to take some big swings.
Ujiri's huge 2018 offseason paid off right away, as the Raptors won the NBA Finals in 2019. While that looks unlikely for the Mavericks given the current state of their roster, they are hoping that this stunning coaching change pays similar dividends in the long term.
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