Sean Sweeney Leads Mavericks Coaching Race at 33% After Jason Kidd Ouster
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Updated · SBR · May 20
Sean Sweeney Leads Mavericks Coaching Race at 33% After Jason Kidd Ouster
7 articles · Updated · SBR · May 20
Sean Sweeney moved to the front of prediction-market odds to become Dallas' next head coach, trading at 33% after Masai Ujiri fired Jason Kidd.
Billy Donovan followed at 23% after briefly leading overnight, while Jon Scheyer stood at 13% and Chris Quinn at 9% in a still-thin market.
Sweeney's case rests partly on familiarity: he served as Kidd's lead assistant in Dallas for four seasons before joining San Antonio as associate head coach in 2025.
Ujiri said Kidd's dismissal was about giving the Mavericks a "clean slate," rejecting suggestions that the move was tied to the Luka Doncic trade.
Kidd leaves with a 205-205 regular-season record and 22-18 playoff mark, as Dallas begins a broader reset under Ujiri's new leadership.
Will Ujiri risk his rookie star’s future on an unproven coach?
Is the Mavericks' 'open search' a smokescreen for Ujiri's preferred dark horse?