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Dudley, who retired as a Los Angeles Laker in 2021, had one of his best individual seasons in Washington alongside Wall, averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 42% from three. "One of the best and most talented teammates I have ever played with! Just special! The Master of getting guys paid! Including myself!" Dudley wrote under Wall's farewell Instagram post. "Thank you, John Wall! Helluva Career!"
Marc Stein: Dallas has been in discussions with former Lakers/Cavaliers/Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy and Jones to fill staff vacancies created by the departures of Jared Dudley to Denver and God Shammgod to Orlando. As reported here last week, Handy also has interest from the Knicks.
Jared Dudley: Thankful For Coach Kidd and Nico for giving me the opportunity to go from a Player to front bench coach.. Excited for my next chapter with Coach Adelman and the Denver Nuggets! Let’s get it!
Mike Curtis: Jared Dudley’s goodbye to Dallas: “Words can’t even describe how thankful I am for being able to coach for the Dallas Mavericks these past four years…Got to watch & coach some of the best players to ever play this game! Luka, Kyrie, AD, Klay Thompson, (Jalen) Brunson & others.” pic.x.com/ON5JAz2Trs
Jared Dudley’s goodbye to Dallas:
— Mike Curtis (@MikeACurtis2) July 3, 2025
“Words can’t even describe how thankful I am for being able to coach for the Dallas Mavericks these past four years…Got to watch & coach some of the best players to ever play this game! Luka, Kyrie, AD, Klay Thompson, (Jalen) Brunson & others.” pic.twitter.com/ON5JAz2Trs
Nuggets hiring Jared Dudley as top assistant coach
Shams Charania: Dallas Mavericks assistant Jared Dudley is finalizing a deal to become the top assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets under David Adelman, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports tells ESPN. Dudley has been on Mavs' staff since 2021 after a 14-year NBA career.
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Marc Stein: Jason Kidd will now have two former NBA head coaches on his Mavs staff next season: Frank Vogel and Jay Triano. Vogel still has three seasons left on his Suns HC deal. Denver is in advanced talks to hire Dallas' Jared Dudley to be No. 1 assistant to Nuggets coach David Adelman.
Marc Stein: As covered here Saturday: Denver is making a strong push to hire Dallas’ Jared Dudley to fill a lead role on David Adelman’s first coaching staff and the Nuggets have already secured longtime Mavericks fan favorite JJ Barea to join Adelman’s bench.
Nuggets interested in Jared Dudley
Denver has emerged as the latest team with interest in hiring assistant coach Jared Dudley away from the Dallas Mavericks. League sources say that the Nuggets have joined Memphis and Cleveland in pursuit of Dudley, who is currently the No. 3 assistant in Dallas on Jason Kidd's staff.
Sean Sweeney, Kidd’s top assistant in Dallas, left to be the San Antonio Spurs’ associate head coach. Jared Dudley is a candidate to be an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers, according to league sources. In March, Alex Jensen accepted a job to be the men’s basketball coach at Utah. It’s also possible Dallas loses God Shammgod, who is a candidate to join Jamahl Mosley’s staff with the Orlando Magic.
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Assistant coach Jared Dudley is leaving, too. Dudley is expected to join the Cleveland staff when his contract runs out this week. Developmental coach God Shammgod is also believed to be departing.
Marc Stein: Jay Triano replaced new U of Utah coach Alex Jensen. Jared Dudley is a Memphis finalist and sought by Cleveland ... with league sources saying the Grizz seek a lead assistant who can forge a strong connection with Ja Morant. God Shammgod, as close as anyone in Dallas to Kyrie Irving, has strong interest from Orlando. More: http://tinyurl.com/34ecpwua
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