1 contract every NBA team would want back
By Ian Levy
![Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/019af347ee978fb067c2aabb3c7f2533652bc9dd950b1763ca2f7f37e6a92305.jpg)
Dallas Mavericks: Jason Kidd
I’m cheating a bit by going to the bench, especially with so many other candidates to choose from — four years and $75 million for Tim Hardaway Jr. in 2021, three years and $17 million for JaVale McGee last offseason. And a few months from now Kyrie Irving’s latest contract will almost certainly take this spot.
But for now, let’s point at Jason Kidd who has two more years on a four-year deal as Mavs head coach. Over the first half of that contract, he has led the Mavs to an 80-74 record, repeatedly blamed everyone else for the team’s struggles, assembled baffling rotation and invisible in-game adjustments while alienating several of the team’s best players.
This team is in an incredibly combustible situation and keeping Kidd on the bench is adding a steady stream of gasoline.