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The Dallas Mavericks announced head coach Jason Kidd’s coaching staff for the 2025-26 season on Monday, highlighted by Frank Vogel stepping into the role of associate head coach. The announcement caps one of the NBA’s biggest staff shakeups of the offseason. Six assistants departed, including lead assistant Sean Sweeney, who...

The Dallas Mavericks are adding another respected name to their reshaped coaching staff. Phil Handy, one of the NBA’s premier player development coaches, is joining Jason Kidd’s bench ahead of the 2025–26 season, sources tell DallasHoopsJournal.com. Handy will play a significant role in player development, taking over a role previously...

The Dallas Mavericks are hiring Popeye Jones as an assistant coach, sources confirmed to DallasHoopsJournal.com. He will serve as the team’s No. 3 assistant and focus on defense. Jones replaces Jared Dudley, who left the Mavericks to join the Denver Nuggets. The move is part of a broader reshaping of...