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Mavericks Reportedly Eye Duke’s Jon Scheyer After Firing Jason Kidd

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The Dallas Mavericks’ decision to move on from Jason Kidd immediately sent shockwaves across the NBA.

Kidd had taken Dallas to the Western Conference Finals in 2022 and the NBA Finals in 2024. He was a franchise icon, a Hall of Fame point guard, and still had four years and more than $40 million left on his contract, according to ESPN.

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But new Mavericks president Masai Ujiri wasted little time reshaping the organization, ending Kidd’s five-year run after a turbulent 2025-26 campaign that saw Dallas finish 26-56 despite landing Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg. 

Now the coaching search has taken an interesting turn.

According to NBA insider Brett Siegel, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer, who coached Flagg in college, is expected to receive interest from Dallas, alongside other reported candidates such as Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney.

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Flagg’s lone season at Duke further cemented the Blue Devils coach as one of the sport’s fastest-rising program builders.

Under Scheyer, Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks, led Duke in all five major statistical categories, and powered the Blue Devils to a Final Four run and No. 1 seed.

He won the Naismith Award, AP National Player of the Year, and National Freshman of the Year honors, becoming one of the rare freshmen to own college basketball from opening night through March.

Scheyer essentially handed him the keys to a modern, positionless offense and let his versatility take over.

If Dallas truly intends to build its future around Flagg, as Ujiri has emphasized, hiring the coach who already understands how to maximize the phenom’s game is the best way to do it.

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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – APRIL 04: Head Coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils and Cooper Flagg #2 reactduring a practice session ahead of the Final Four in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Alamodome on April 04, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Scheyer, 38, inherited one of the biggest brands in college basketball when he replaced Mike Krzyzewski at Duke in 2022. Yet, rather than collapsing under pressure, he stacked results quickly.

He’s already secured three ACC tournament titles, two regular-season conference titles, ACC and NABC Coach of the Year honors in 2026, and a Final Four appearance with Flagg in 2025.

After the Luka Doncic drama, front-office upheaval, and back-to-back losing seasons, the Mavericks need more than just X’s and O’s. They need a stabilizing presence around their 19-year-old franchise cornerstone.

Of course, the risks are real.

College dominance does not automatically translate to the NBA. Managing veterans, navigating locker-room politics, and coaching multimillion-dollar superstars is a much different challenge than recruiting high school kids to Durham.

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Chiefs’ Major Offseason Miss Draws Heavy Criticism

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The Kansas City Chiefs made just a handful of moves in free agency this offseason, with Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker the team’s lone splashy addition.

Beyond Walker, safety Alohi Gilman, defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga, and cornerback Kaiir Elam were the team’s other big moves.

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Kansas City also went defense-heavy in the draft as well, using its first four selections on that side of the ball, including both first-round picks — cornerback Mansoor Delane, defensive tackle Peter Woods — plus its second-rounder (edge-rusher R Mason Thomas) and fourth-rounder (safety Jadon Canady).

And while most, if not all, of those moves were necessities, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell believes that failing to add an impact wide receiver was the team’s biggest mistake of the offseason.

“Could Veach have done more to give Patrick Mahomes — or Justin Fields — another answer in the passing game? I think so,” Barnwell wrote. “A second tight end would have taken some of the load off Kelce and allowed the Chiefs to play more multi-tight end sets — something they leaned into after trading Tyreek Hill in 2022.

Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach addresses fans during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

“Another route-runner might have given Mahomes a reliable pair of hands. You can understand why the Chiefs worked on their defense with most of their selections in this year’s draft, but this offense still feels as if it’s going to be dependent upon Mahomes magic, which will be even more difficult as the QB returns from a torn ACL.”

Though they re-signed both tight Travis Kelce and WR Tyquan Thornton, the Chiefs let both Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster walk in free agency.

Rashee Rice is in legal trouble for the third straight offseason, and his availability is a true wild card at this point, putting a lot of pressure on Xavier Worthy, Thornton, and second-year wideout Jalen Royals to carry the WR corps.

Cyrus Allen was the only receiver the team drafted (in the fifth round), and though undrafted free agent Jeff Caldwell has drawn some Calvin Johnson comparisons, few would argue Kansas City’s group of pass-catchers is much worse off this year than it was last year.

The Chiefs are putting a few too many eggs in the Rice basket — a strategy that’s proven foolish in the past.

“Kenneth Walker III should play some role in the passing game as the team’s new lead halfback, of course, but there are no substantial additions at receiver,” Barnwell added. “… The Chiefs can talk themselves into this working.”

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