{"id":323372,"date":"2025-10-22T08:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/323372\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:35:30","slug":"do-the-dallas-mavericks-have-the-nbas-strongest-team-jason-kidd-shares-his-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/323372\/","title":{"rendered":"Do the Dallas Mavericks have the NBA\u2019s strongest team? Jason Kidd shares his thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">As the 2025-26 NBA season tips off, one of the major discussion points around the league is the versatility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2025\/05\/12\/mavericks-dream-lineup-how-cooper-flagg-would-fit-alongside-dallas-weapons-in-2025-26\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2025\/05\/12\/mavericks-dream-lineup-how-cooper-flagg-would-fit-alongside-dallas-weapons-in-2025-26\/\">the Mavericks\u2019 lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">With playmakers like Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg on the roster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2025\/10\/21\/dallas-mavericks-season-preview-cooper-flagg-luka-doncic-jason-kidd-anthony-davis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2025\/10\/21\/dallas-mavericks-season-preview-cooper-flagg-luka-doncic-jason-kidd-anthony-davis\/\">Dallas could give opponents fits throughout the campaign.<\/a> On Tuesday, head coach Jason Kidd was asked about the team\u2019s length and whether that attribute makes the Mavericks the NBA\u2019s strongest team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cIt has to be one of them. This is a long team, this is a big team,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/stations\/1053thefan\/shows\/kc-masterpiece-c7b37\/episodes\/830c2eb4fff0?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=202-eyJyZWN1cnJpbmdfc2NoZWR1bGVfaWQiOiI0ODIyZjZhMy1lMWJiLTQ3NDAtOWE1MC1hODk5MWYyYjFjOTYiLCJzaG93X2lkIjoiZjNmYWVhY2ItMTIzMi00NWFmLWIzZTgtZjk1OTM1MzQwMGI3Iiwic3RhcnRfZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjUtMTAtMjEiLCJzdGF0aW9uX2lkIjo1NDd9&amp;actionOffset=1761066154.8704734&amp;_branch_match_id=1364697010981119876&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9WPKE02NKiqcnSNSLKvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQBxNjIbOwAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/stations\/1053thefan\/shows\/kc-masterpiece-c7b37\/episodes\/830c2eb4fff0?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=202-eyJyZWN1cnJpbmdfc2NoZWR1bGVfaWQiOiI0ODIyZjZhMy1lMWJiLTQ3NDAtOWE1MC1hODk5MWYyYjFjOTYiLCJzaG93X2lkIjoiZjNmYWVhY2ItMTIzMi00NWFmLWIzZTgtZjk1OTM1MzQwMGI3Iiwic3RhcnRfZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjUtMTAtMjEiLCJzdGF0aW9uX2lkIjo1NDd9&amp;actionOffset=1761066154.8704734&amp;_branch_match_id=1364697010981119876&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9WPKE02NKiqcnSNSLKvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQBxNjIbOwAAAA%3D%3D\">Kidd told 105.3 The Fan (KRLD-FM).<\/a> \u201cWe\u2019re very lucky to have this roster. As we get healthy moving forward, it\u2019s going to be exciting. Health is sometimes overlooked, but it\u2019s a big part of trying to win a championship. We\u2019re not healthy totally today, but as we go forward, hopefully we get closer to being healthy and we can put the best team forward to try and win a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Kidd further referenced how Dallas\u2019 length should be a key factor in helping the team compete with some of the West\u2019s top squads. <\/p>\n<p>Mavericks<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Be the smartest Mavericks fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Mavericks will face a key challenge from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2025\/10\/21\/dallas-mavericks-cooper-flagg-nba-debut-victor-wembanyama-san-antonio-spurs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2025\/10\/21\/dallas-mavericks-cooper-flagg-nba-debut-victor-wembanyama-san-antonio-spurs\/\">one of the NBA\u2019s top big men in Victor Wembanyama<\/a> to open the season Wednesday night. Kidd broke down how the Mavericks plan to account for the Spurs superstar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cHis footwork is like no other. His height and ability to get to the paint with maybe half a dribble, he covers a lot of space very quickly and he understands how to play the game the right way,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cHe\u2019s a willing passer. He can score. We\u2019ll always talk about his defense, he\u2019s always a presence. You always have to account for him because, even if he\u2019s not guarding you, he has the ability to change or block shots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/stations\/1053thefan\/shows\/kc-masterpiece-c7b37\/episodes\/830c2eb4fff0?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=202-eyJyZWN1cnJpbmdfc2NoZWR1bGVfaWQiOiI0ODIyZjZhMy1lMWJiLTQ3NDAtOWE1MC1hODk5MWYyYjFjOTYiLCJzaG93X2lkIjoiZjNmYWVhY2ItMTIzMi00NWFmLWIzZTgtZjk1OTM1MzQwMGI3Iiwic3RhcnRfZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjUtMTAtMjEiLCJzdGF0aW9uX2lkIjo1NDd9&amp;actionOffset=1761066154.8704734&amp;_branch_match_id=1364697010981119876&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9WPKE02NKiqcnSNSLKvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQBxNjIbOwAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/stations\/1053thefan\/shows\/kc-masterpiece-c7b37\/episodes\/830c2eb4fff0?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=202-eyJyZWN1cnJpbmdfc2NoZWR1bGVfaWQiOiI0ODIyZjZhMy1lMWJiLTQ3NDAtOWE1MC1hODk5MWYyYjFjOTYiLCJzaG93X2lkIjoiZjNmYWVhY2ItMTIzMi00NWFmLWIzZTgtZjk1OTM1MzQwMGI3Iiwic3RhcnRfZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjUtMTAtMjEiLCJzdGF0aW9uX2lkIjo1NDd9&amp;actionOffset=1761066154.8704734&amp;_branch_match_id=1364697010981119876&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9WPKE02NKiqcnSNSLKvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQBxNjIbOwAAAA%3D%3D\">Listen to the rest of Kidd\u2019s radio appearance here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Find more Mavericks coverage from <\/b><b>The Dallas Morning News<\/b><b> here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the 2025-26 NBA season tips off, one of the major discussion points around the league is the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":323373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,3139,28682,6650,1260,62,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-323372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-mavericks","11":"tag-jason-kidd","12":"tag-mavericks","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-texas","16":"tag-tx","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115416906150369895","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}