Jason Kidd has been hired as the coach of the Dallas Mavericks. This has led to much consternation throughout Mavericks fandom. In general I share much of that angst. However, on a purely basketball level(other concerns should not be ignored, they have simply been discussed at length elsewhere) this hire absolutely could work.
Jason Kidd has an incredible basketball IQ. Rick Carlisle is not too popular in Dallas at the moment, but he famously called Kidd a “savant on the basketball floor” during an episode of Open Court on TNT. (approximately 16:50 into this video is the quote in question)
In his first coaching stint, Kidd inherited a 25 year old Brook Lopez who was limited to 17 games due to injuries.