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The Dallas Mavericks recently made the bold decision to part ways with head coach Jason Kidd. He led Dallas to one of its most successful periods in the last decade, including a trip to the NBA Finals. The decision comes after the organization hired Masai Ujiri to run the front office, and the organization is focused on building around 19-year-old Cooper Flagg.<\/p>\n
Whoever steps into that coaching role will be handed one of the most promising young cornerstones in the league, and two coaches have emerged as targets for Dallas.<\/p>\n
Per Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, the Mavericks have made exploratory contact<\/a> with two of college basketball\u2019s biggest names: Duke\u2019s Jon Scheyer and Michigan\u2019s Dusty May.<\/p>\n The Mavericks are expected to pursue conversations with Jon Scheyer and Dusty May, per @TheSteinLine<\/a> & @JakeLFischer<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt remains to be seen whether Duke\u2019s Jon Scheyer or Michigan\u2019s Dusty May reach full-fledged candidate status with Dallas since both are so entrenched with their\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/lXRxoy1Q7z<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Both men are at powerhouse college basketball programs with little reason to leave. But for Scheyer, the appeal of the Flagg connection gives Dallas an interesting pitch that other franchises cannot make.<\/p>\n Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game across 37 appearances for the Blue Devils during the 2024-25 season, shooting 48.1 percent from the field.<\/p>\n Scheyer helped Flagg grow as a player, even though it was for only a single season. The Mavericks are betting everything on Flagg becoming a franchise cornerstone, so that familiarity would have real value.<\/p>\n May brings a different kind of credibility. Michigan just won the national championship after finishing 37-3, cementing his status as one of the hottest coaches in the country.<\/p>\n He previously led Florida Atlantic to a Final Four appearance and has a proven track record of building teams into contenders from scratch. That is precisely the assignment Dallas would be handing him.<\/p>\n\n