The Dallas Mavericks will retain Keith Grant in their front office as the team's resident capologist. 

Grant has worked for the Mavericks since the 1980s.

As recently as 2019, Grant was described by Donnie Nelson as "like a co-general manager."

The Mavericks recently hired Nico Harrison to run their front office.

Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley is expected to leave the team after failing to receive the "serious consideration" he anticipated for the head coaching job, sources told Tim Cato of The Athletic.

The Mavs hired Jason Kidd as head coach, with Nico Harrison as General Manager. 

Mosley was known for his close relationship with Luka Doncic.

Rick Carlisle reportedly may have viewed Mosley's relationship with Doncic as a threat to himself. 

The Dallas Mavericks have reached agreements with Jason Kidd and Nico Harrison.

Kidd will become head coach of the Mavericks, his third head coaching job of his career.

Harrison will serve as General Manager and run basketball operations.

Rick Carlisle endorsed Jason Kidd for the head coaching job of the Dallas Mavericks upon his hiring with the Indiana Pacers, which indirectly was an omission for his assistant coach Jamahl Mosley.

"Let me be delicate in my wording here," said Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective Podcast. "I think Rick understood the perception of how that might impact who he didn't endorse."

"Right, that's what I was getting at," replied Tim Bontemps.

"Screw it, I'm going to stop being delicate. I think it got to a point where Rick perceived Jamahl Mosley's close relationship with Luka Doncic as a threat to him. I don't think those guys will necessarily send each other Christmas cards. And look, who's right? Who's wrong? Whatever. I do know this: players I've talked to... Luka's not the only guy on that team who is extremely close to Jamahl Mosley. [He's] developed great relationships with players throughout his career."

The Dallas Mavericks are in negotiations with Nico Harrison on becoming the team's new president of basketball operations.

Harrison is a longtime Nike executive. Harrison has strong relationships with players throughout the NBA, including Luka Doncic, and has been pursued previously by other teams.

The Mavericks are also hoping to hire Jason Kidd as head coach. Dallas wants Harrison to work in tandem with Michael Finley.

"I think Niko Harrison and Jason Kidd were a package deal. They have a relationship that goes back two decades," said Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective Podcast. "Michael Finley, a Jordan guy, he's got a great relationship with Nico Harrison going back probably two decades as well."

Harrison played collegiately at Montana State from 1993 until 1996.

Harrison was in serious consideration for a position with the San Antonio Spurs that went to Brian Wright in 2019.

Jason Kidd is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The 48-year-old is currently in the process of assembling his coaching staff. 

Kidd was most recently a head coach in 2018 with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kidd has served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers over the past two seasons. 

The Mavericks drafted Kidd in 1994 out of California and returned to the franchise as a player in 2008, winning a title in 2011.

Tim MacMahon of ESPN adds that the Mavericks also considered Jamahl Mosley, who has a particularly strong relationship with Luka Doncic.

Jason Kidd will be a "prime candidate" once the Dallas Mavericks begin their head coaching search. The Mavericks are focused on hiring a new president of basketball operations. 

Rick Carlisle also endorsed Kidd as the next head coach of the Mavericks.

"My hope is that Jason Kidd will be the next coach of the Mavericks because he and Luka have so many things in common as players," Carlisle told Tim MacMahon.

Kidd is coming off his second season as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers. 

The Indiana Pacers have agreed to hire Rick Carlisle as head coach on a four-year, $29 million contract.

Carlisle stepped down last week as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. Carlisle had also been linked with the Milwaukee Bucks should they decide to make a change from Mike Budenholzer, which became less likely with the team advancing to the Western Conference Finals.  

Carlisle was previously head coach of the Pacers from 2003 until 2007.

The Pacers fired Nate Bjorkgren this offseason after one season as head coach.

The Dallas Mavericks will not seek any compensation from any team that hires Rick Carlisle. 

Carlisle stepped down as head coach of the Mavericks with two seasons remaining on his contract. 

Mark Cuban has decided he does not want to complicate Carlisle's ability to get another head coaching job.

The Dallas Mavericks are not pursuing Masai Ujiri or Danny Ainge for their head of basketball operations position. Both Ujiri and Ainge would surely want more autonomy than what executives with the franchise have been afforded while working for Mark Cuban. Cuban will continue to have final say on roster decisions.

Ujiri does not currently have a contract with the Toronto Raptors for the 21-22 season. Ainge stepped down from his role running the Boston Celtics this offseason. 

The Mavericks have hired a search firm to help the franchise with the hiring process, which will result in at least one external executive being added to the front office no matter what.

Dallas is considering elevating Michael Finley for the role.