Jason Kidd isn’t done with coaching, even if the NBA calendar says there’s nowhere obvious for him to land right now.
The former Nets head coach said he still wants back on a sideline if the right opening comes along, and he made clear that the pull of the job hasn’t faded. “I love coaching.
I love to watch players get better. I want to win, I want to help the team.
I'm just at home really trying to enjoy my family,” Kidd said during an interview with Rappler's Delfin Dioquino.
Kidd added that he’s still keeping close tabs on the league and staying connected to players he’s worked with. “I'm just watching the game and seeing if I can help others still from the coaching side.
I'm always talking to Jalen Brunson and to Giannis [Antetokounmpo]. So, I'n just trying to help others now that I'm not coaching,” Kidd continued.
His most recent stop ended this summer, when he and the Mavericks mutually agreed to part ways after Dallas finished the 2025-26 season at 26-56. Kidd had been on the Mavericks’ bench since after his one-year run with Brooklyn in the 2013-14 campaign, and before that he coached the Bucks.
That Brooklyn stint was brief, but Kidd’s connection to the franchise runs deeper than one season. He played for the then-New Jersey Nets from 2001-02 to the middle of the 2007-08 campaign, and some of the strongest numbers of his playing career came in that stretch. With the Nets, Kidd averaged 14.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 9.1 assists, and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 39.7% from the field and 34.2% from three-point land.
On the coaching side, Kidd has stayed in the mix for most of the last 13 years. He has a 388-395 regular-season record and a 31-33 mark in the playoffs, including the Mavericks’ run to the NBA Finals during the 2023-24 season.
For now, all 30 NBA teams already have head coaches in place. But Kidd, 53, doesn’t sound like someone ready to close the book on that part of his career.
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