Asked by Patrick whether the Mavs plan to use the No. 1 overall pick to select Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the consensus top prospect in this year’s draft pool, Kidd was hesitant to outright confirm as much or to discuss Flagg directly, explaining that he’s trying “to make sure we don’t get in any trouble.”

The 2024-25 season did not go as the Dallas Mavericks envisioned once they made the 2024 NBA Finals. A lot of it was self-inflicted, as the Luka Doncic trade sent the fanbase into a frenzy, forced a midseason identity change, and the injuries piled up after that, which can be attributed to the poor training staff that Nico Harrison assembled.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd texted Luka Doncic after the trade to the Los Angeles Lakers but hasn't spoken to him since.