The Dallas Mavericks might be getting a little more Slovenian flavor.
Dallas plans to hire former NBA guard Marko Milič to join Jason Kidd’s coaching staff in player development, according to a report from league insider Marc Stein.
Dallas plans to hire former NBA swingman Marko Milič — Slovenia’s first NBA player — to join the coaching staff in player development, league sources confirm.
Milič obviously knows Luka Dončić well and played with Jason Kidd in Phoenix.
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— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) August 10, 2022
Milič, who was the NBA’s first Slovenian player, has obvious ties to Mavs star Luka Doncic, a Slovenian native himself. He also played with Jason Kidd when he was on the Phoenix Suns from 1997-99. He appeared in 44 games during his lone NBA stint.
Earlier this offseason, the Mavs lost assistant coach Igor Kokoškov, another friend of Doncic, to the Brooklyn Nets.