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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...

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II reportedly underwent offseason surgery to remove bone spurs in his right foot, but he is expected to be fully recovered in time for training camp. The 21-year-old suffered a stress fracture in his right foot that was identified in January, resulting in him missing...

As the Dallas Mavericks usher in a new era with No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, questions about the team’s leadership off the court remain in the spotlight. Jason Kidd’s future as head coach has drawn increased attention recently, with the New York Knicks pursuing him and contract extension talks with...

Cooper Flagg had waited for this moment for years, but when his name was finally called as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, it still didn’t feel real. “I don't think it's set in yet. It feels surreal,” Flagg said moments after walking across the stage...

Sean Sweeney is departing the Dallas Mavericks to join the San Antonio Spurs as associate head coach under head coach Mitch Johnson, DallasHoopsJournal.com has confirmed. Sweeney, who joined the Mavericks in 2021, was not looking to leave Dallas for anything other than a head coaching role but was not offered...

The Dallas Mavericks are adding longtime NBA coach Jay Triano to their coaching staff as an assistant, sources confirmed to DallasHoopsJournal.com. Triano, 65, brings more than two decades of NBA coaching experience to Dallas, including stints as both a head coach and lead assistant for offense. He will serve as...

Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Sean Sweeney continues to gain traction as a head coaching candidate across the NBA. Sources have indicated to DallasHoopsJournal.com that Sweeney is among the candidates interviewed and has progressed in the Phoenix Suns' head coaching search, advancing to the second round of interviews as the franchise...