(06-15-2026, 04:35 AM)david75090 Wrote: While watching the finals I was thinking about the Mavs not having hired a coach. Got me to thinking that person might be an assistant on one of those finals teams, or it's someone under contract waiting for the NBA calendar year end, whatever that might encompass. At any rate, with a little over a week before the draft, the Mavs have no coach. Surely that person is already identified and communicating with the Mavs brain trust.
It's a bit puzzling to me why it has taken so long, but maybe the NBA isn't in as much hurry as we think. Or maybe the process takes longer than we would expect.
After a long public search, NY hired Mike Brown on July 7, 2024 2025 (oops!). That's one example. We can also observe that there are other teams right now, not just the Mavs, who are still working through the process and haven't made a decision yet.
Obviously, any former coach is available at any time. Any NBA assistant has been VERY available to obtain already. And if we assume they aren't planning on an existing head coach, those have generally been as available already as they will ever be.
One plausible explanation to me that is a bit more satisfying is that they have their focus on a Euro coach whose contract and commitments require them to wait. But who knows.
Other than that, it seems they are really dragging their feet.