The Mavericks were not Kidd-ing around when they told the Knicks to look elsewhere for a coach.

The Mavericks don’t plan to let Jason Kidd go. AP Brian Windhorst revealed the Mavericks’ strong reaction. @KevinGraySports/X NBAE via Getty Images ...

They are not interested in further negotiations at all – ‘Don’t even call back’ is the message they wanted out there,” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported earlier this week.

For starters, sources said, there’s some belief that things could change in the cases of Kidd in Dallas and Donovan in Chicago,” ESPN NBA insiders Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst wrote.

"If they loved their options, they'd stop interviewing" - Brian Windhorst calls out Knicks' coaching chaos originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Even though the New York Knicks' requests to interview Jason Kidd and Billy Donovan have been turned down, there's some thought at least one of them could still become available to them.

The door is not completely closed on the Knicks and Jason Kidd, per people familiar with the dynamic in Dallas. Other outlets reported as recently as last week that Kidd was still a possibility, an… ...

The answer from Dallas? A resounding "no." Brian Windhorst of ESPN said that the Mavericks "are not interested in further negotiations at all," and that their message was "don’t even call back." ...

However, according to a recent report from Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps of ESPN, it's possible that Kidd could still be an option for the Knicks.

NBA insider Brian Windhorst revealed on "NBA Today" that the Suns' asking price is a package similar to what they gave up for Durant in 2023. Windy: ...

Out of eight ballots, the Knicks earned a spot in the top four on each one. The most common response was the Knicks in second ...