The future of the Dallas Mavericks coaching staff looked uncertain earlier this summer, as most of Jason Kidd's key assistants headed elsewhere. Sean Sweeney left for the San Antonio Spurs, Jared Dudley joined the Denver Nuggets, God Shammgod went to the Orlando Magic, and Alex Jensen headed to the University of Utah, his alma mater, to become the head coach. Dallas' assistant coaches were easily one of their strong suits over the last few seasons, and losing these coaches right after a disastrous season threw Mavs fans into a panic about the future of the team.
Despite all of these coaches leaving, the Mavericks found a way to bring in an elite staff to replace them, and Dallas did a complete 180 as the front of the bench went from a major question mark after everyone left to arguably the best staff in the league.