Dusty May’s first Mavericks staff has already taken one hit.
Josh Broghamer is leaving Dallas to join Sean Sweeney’s coaching staff with the Orlando Magic, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Sweeney was hired by Orlando this offseason after serving as the lead assistant for the San Antonio Spurs last season, and he and Broghamer already know each other from their time together in Dallas.
Broghamer had been in Dallas since 2023 and played a key role in Cooper Flagg’s pregame workouts last season. He also served as Flagg’s summer league coach in July 2025. Before joining the Mavericks, Broghamer spent five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2018 to 2023 in a variety of roles, worked with the Milwaukee Bucks as a video coordinator/assistant coach from 2014 to 2018 under Jason Kidd, and began his NBA path with the Phoenix Suns as a video intern in 2013-14.
The move leaves May with more work to do as he builds out his staff in Dallas. The Mavericks have 6 coaches in place right now, and that number does not include support staff. NBA benches usually carry around 8 to 10 assistant coaches, so there’s still room - and need - for more hires.
May has already brought in former New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green, former NBA player Garrett Temple, Joe Boylan, and Drew Williamson and Mody Maor, both of whom followed him from Michigan. Initial reporting also said Dallas would keep two coaches from the previous staff: Phil Handy, the veteran player development coach with a close relationship to Kyrie Irving, and Broghamer.
That didn’t hold. And while some Mavericks fans had hoped Dallas would hire Sweeney because of his previous time with the organization, Ujiri chose a different path and went with May, who just led Michigan to the national championship last season.
There’s still plenty left to sort out on the bench, and the profile of the current staff gives a clue to what Dallas wants. Several of the coaches have player development backgrounds, which could matter for helping guys like Morez Johnson Jr. and Sergio De Larrea. Temple and Green also bring the added benefit of recent NBA playing experience, with Temple just retiring from the game.
May is also aiming for a fast-paced team, one of the quickest offenses in the league, so finding more assistants with experience in up-tempo systems could be part of the next wave of hires.
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