Mikal Bridges Trade May Prevent Knicks From Getting Jason Kidd
Mikal Bridges Trade May Prevent Knicks From Getting Jason Kidd originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The New York Knicks are interested in speaking with Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd about their coaching vacancy.
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Despite making the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, the Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau, who went 226-174 in the regular season and 24-23 in the playoffs and won the 2021 Coach of the Year Award with New York.
According to Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont and general manager Nico Harrison haven't decided if they'll let Kidd talk to the Knicks.
Kidd, who played one season with New York in 2012-13, was part of the group that interviewed for the Knicks job in 2020 before it went to Thibodeau.
The New York Knicks are interested in Jason Kidd. © Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
A Hall of Famer, Kidd has coached the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Mavericks, assembling a record of 362-339 in the regular season and 31-33 in the postseason.
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The Nets traded Kidd to the Bucks for draft picks in 2014. Dallas and New York could do the same, but the Knicks depleted their future draft assets when they traded five first-round picks to the Nets last summer for Mikal Bridges.
"The teams theoretically could work out a trade that would allow the Knicks to hire Kidd. However, New York depleted its future draft assets by sending five first-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in last summer's trade for forward Mikal Bridges," Charania and MacMahon wrote.
"New York has a top-eight-protected 2026 pick from the Washington Wizards and eight second-round picks, including No. 50 in June's draft. The Knicks can also offer first-round swap rights in 2026, 2030, 2031 and 2032."
Dallas signed Kidd to a two-year contract extension in May 2024. The Mavericks missed the playoffs this year after making the NBA Finals last year.
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Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. The Mavericks acquired Anthony Davis and Max Christie from the Lakers in the blockbuster trade.
Related: Knicks' Reported Jason Kidd Pursuit Receives Major Update on Friday
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
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