Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd had a firm message in response to recent comments by Mark Cuban that painted him as partly responsible for the decision to trade Luka Doncic.
Kidd is clearly fed up with the lingering fixation on the Doncic trade and how much it changed the trajectory of the Mavericks. He had an exasperated response to the new quotes from Cuban and toward Dallas fans in general.
“When are we going to move on?” Kidd said Tuesday, via Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News. “We have to move forward. We’re focused on the present and the future and we’ve got an incredible opportunity to build.”
In a recent interview, Cuban expressed regret for who he sold the Mavericks to, and shared his disappointment with how “our coach and our general manager” engineered the Doncic trade. His pointed inclusion of Kidd challenged the narrative that the coach had not had a major hand in the deal.
On the other hand, Kidd has a point. No one is going to undo the Doncic trade. Everyone has shared their side of it. There is not really anything left to litigate. Kidd has a job to do, and at a certain point, he is justified in not wanting to answer the questions anymore.
