Jason Kidd is coming back to Dallas again, this time to replace the coach he won a championship with as the point guard of the Mavericks 10 years ago. Carlisle, who took the Indiana job Thursday, gave ESPN an unsolicited endorsement of Kidd for his old job because of the impact Carlisle thought Kidd could have on Luka Doncic, the sensational young point guard who carries the hopes of the Mavericks. Harrison was on board with the Kidd hiring, the person said. Kidd was fired during his fourth season with the Bucks after first-round exits two of his first three years. With the executive who once called him "our Jerry Sloan" gone, Carlisle didn’t hang around long.

Source: Fox News June 25, 2021 18:11 UTC