Mavericks sign Jason Kidd to multiyear extension

The Dallas Mavericks have signed head coach Jason Kidd to a multiyear contract extension, keeping the coach in place as the franchise prepares for the upcoming NBA season. The deal was announced Tuesday; terms and length of the extension were not disclosed.

Team officials made their intention to retain Kidd clear throughout the offseason. Kidd, 52, has led the Mavericks for four seasons, posting a 179-149 record in Dallas and guiding the team to the 2022 Western Conference Finals and the 2024 NBA Finals. Across his head-coaching career with Dallas, Brooklyn and Milwaukee, he holds a 362-339 record. The new agreement follows an extension he received last season and came after reports that he had two years left on his prior contract.

The extension also ended outside interest in Kidd's services this summer. The Mavericks denied a request from another franchise to interview Kidd for a head-coaching vacancy; that club subsequently hired a different candidate. The Lakers had also pursued Kidd in a previous offseason, and team executives in Dallas publicly rejected suggestions the coach would depart. The club announced the agreement before a scheduled preseason matchup in Las Vegas.