Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks can join Pat Riley among the list of those who won titles as a player and coach with the same team.
If Kidd can lead the Mavericks past the Boston Celtics, he will become the fifth to win an NBA title as a player and coach with the same organization. The Mavs and Celtics open the series in Game 1 Thursday in Boston.
The others in this prestigious group are Riley , Bill Russell , Billy Cunningham and K.C. Jones . It was only 13 years ago when Kidd was helping the Mavs upset the Heat in the Finals. That Heat team was led by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Kidd averaged 7.7 points, 6.3 assists and 4.5 rebounds in the series.After stops with the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, he's had the most success with the Mavericks.
With Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, the Mavs have every opportunity to knock off the Celtics. It won't be easy because the Celtics won a league-high 64 games behind the three-headed tandem of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis. It doesn't help the Celtics are well-rested after cruising through the Eastern Conference. They lost just two games in the first three rounds.
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day NBA. He can be reached at [email protected] Pasciolla is a sports writer who has contributed to FanNation's Inside the Heat since June 2023. He also works as a contributing writer for Basketball News. He has experience in photography, content creation, and graphic design.
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