Kidd potentially leaving Mavericks would've forced another awful Nico Harrison move

It's no secret that the Dallas Mavericks have been at the top of headlines recently for both good and bad reasons. Earlier this week, it was announced that the New York Knicks had finally requested a formal interview with Mavs head coach Jason Kidd, only to be firmly denied, which presumably ended a multi-week saga of Kidd potentially joining the Knicks.

While the Knicks' dream of snagging Kidd hasn't entirely been killed, it only highlights the situation the Mavericks could have put themselves in, which is one they easily could have avoided in the first place. With the Mavericks drafting Cooper Flagg in less than two weeks, the team must keep Kidd in place as he could be the first potential stepping stone in the young star's career.

With all signs pointing towards Kidd staying with the Mavericks, it's clear the team dodged a huge bullet. Not only does year one Flagg require a coach of Kidd's capabilities, but the Mavericks were extremely close to Harrison likely making a boneheaded coaching hire in the event Dallas needed to replace Kidd.

Harrison can't be trusted to hire the next coach of the Mavericks

It's something fans have been reiterating, and the franchise and ownership have reciprocated with certain plans for the front office, but Harrison cannot be trusted. While it's unclear how close the Mavericks are to potentially losing Kidd to the Knicks, trusting Harrison to hire the next coach of the Mavs is something that should scare fans.

In this year alone, with the trades Harrison has made and the public appearances that have sent all the wrong signals to fans and media, his steps towards hiring a new coach would not be in the team's best interest. Harrison has expressed his desire to win a championship in the next three seasons, but has mentioned how he doesn't see himself being in Dallas long after that, which is the perfect reason why he shouldn't be the lone voice of the Mavs in a coach hiring process.

Another aspect of the hiring process that would bog things down for the Mavs is that Harrison has already shown he only likes to hire guys within his inner circle. Just last season, Dallas hired an unqualified training staff, which is likely the reason Dallas' season fell apart due to injuries, and the blame must be placed on Harrison.

Harrison has shown countless times that he must have it his way or else he will ruthlessly trade you away like he did with Luka Doncic, or fire you like he did with former Mavericks head athletic trainer, Casey Smith.

It's unclear what names the Mavericks have on their target list of head coaching possibilities if Kidd were to walk for the Knicks coaching job, but it's safe to assume Harrison would have his fingerprints all over the hiring process. While it's not uncommon for the general manager of a team to be the top guy in a coach's hiring process, Harrison's lack of trust for others makes this situation even more unique.

As Harrison has shown in the trade negotiation process when he sent Doncic to Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers, Harrison doesn't trust the voices around him. It's unclear if Harrison's job security would even be safe if Kidd did decide to pack his bags for New York, but it's a situation the Mavericks don't want to find themselves in.