After Nico Harrison, it is Jason Kidd's turn to evoke the “Lottery” and this huge blow made by the Mavericks who will have the immense privilege of choosing first. The Dallas coach had decided not to follow the event, and he was warned by SMS.
“I thought it was missing a figure. I expected what we stay around 11th place, even that we get back, given our season ” he explained to Dan Patrick Show microphone. “But it's incredible to choose first”.
Obviously, Kidd does not mean too much about the future choice of his leaders, for fear of taking a fine, and he just talked about the “Duke kid” to evoke Cooper Flagg.
“He will not be 19 years old until December, so you have to understand that he is young, but he is very talented and capable of playing on both sides of the field”, underlines Jason Kidd. “Having older players – and I say that with respect, because they are not dinosaurs – but when we look at guys like Ky (Kyrie Irving), Ad (Anthony Davis), all around thirties, Klay (Thompson) … All this can clearly help him to go through his first season in the NBA. »»
Another important element according to Kidd, to join an ambitious franchise and not a team of table. “I think it's an excellent situation for him … When we think of other teams, he should have immediately been productive. Here, the pressure related to being number one will be much easier to manage thanks to the talent around it. »»
