The Mavericks are cleaning house again. This time, it feels sustainable

When Donnie Nelson was fired in 2021, and Rick Carlisle stepped down shortly after, no one argued whether or not this was the correct decision. Nelson had failed to put together a functional roster, and Carlisle’s relationship with Luka Doncic grew sour. The question revolved around who they hired to replace them. And, as history will now tell us, the skepticism was rooted in some amount of truth. Jason Kidd and Nico Harrison were hired as a coach/general manager packaged deal before the 2021-2