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Mavericks rumors: ClutchPoints insiders’ eyebrows are raised over Masai Ujiri’s Jason Kidd comments
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The Dallas Mavericks recently made headlines when they hired Masai Ujiri to be the next head of their front office. Ujiri is a former Toronto Raptors executive whose job will be to help build a team tailored around Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg 's strengths and weaknesses.
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Recently, Ujiri didn't confirm or deny that he will look for other options at head coach besides Jason Kidd , and now, ClutchPoints NBA insiders Brett Siegel and Tomer Azarly have shared their reactions to Ujiri's comments.
"I think that's something interesting to monitor in Dallas, and obviously, Ujiri will have those conversations with Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg, his two pinnacles of the franchise," said Siegel, per ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter.
"Kidd took a lot of flak for putting Cooper Flagg at the point guard position… but Cooper also credited him at the end, saying that that really changed his ability to play. He learned so much as that point guard," said Azarly.
Siegel also pointed out that the Mavericks' desire to wash away any remnants of the Luka Doncic trade, which Kidd was the head coach during, as potential reason to speculate that Ujiri would want to bring in a new voice.
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Kidd has been well-regarded for the most part during his time at the helm in Dallas, even having to shoot down opportunities from other organizations interested in his coaching services. However, newly hired front office executives often have their own candidates they want to bring in as they attempt to overhaul organizational structures, and it remains to be seen if there are any such names that Ujiri has circled.
For now, the Mavericks will hope for a second straight year of luck in the NBA Draft lottery on Sunday.
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