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Igor Kokoskov: I don’t have a particularly high opinion of him. Perhaps the best illustration is that, after working with Jason Kidd for a year, I sat down with him and said, ‘Look, I have a history with Luka Doncic, and I know him well; we’ve worked together before, and that can certainly help the team, but I am not here working for Luka Doncic; I am working for you; this is your team.’ However, he could never really get over it. It was something in his head, part of his personal issues, which I didn’t want to get involved in," Kokoskov added. "After that first year in Dallas, once the season wrapped up. I got a call from Steve Nash, inviting me to join Brooklyn. I remember thinking, 'I was working for the worst guy in the NBA, and now I have a call from the best guy in the NBA.'"

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Igor Kokoskov holds Jason Kidd in high regard, I see. 

Sort of weird, I am still confused by Kidd as I was when he was hired.   I did not like the hire.   I thought early on he proved me wrong.   His team played hard.  He seemed to treat the players like professionals and never embarrassed them.   He gave the players freedom.   Players seemed to like him.  But then, we had years were he really seemed disengaged.    When extreme measures had to be taken, he almost seemed like it was not his responsibility.    Then when players left Dallas it always felt cold and impersonal.   You will always have hurt feelings when you move on but it felt particularly cold by Dallas.   

Then after the Luka trade you had all these weird or hidden comments by him.  It was just exhausting.    

Whether he is/was a good coach is debatable.   What is not debatable is how bad things would have gotten if Kidd weaseled his way into a front office position.