Spurs to hire Mavericks assistant as associate head coach

Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney has agreed to become the associate head coach of the Spurs under Mitch Johnson, Shams Charania of ESPN tweets. The Spurs interest in Sweeney was previously reported by Marc Stein.

Sweeney has been an assistant under Jason Kidd with the Nets and Bucks as well as the Mavericks. They’ll now lose him to an up-and-coming division rival.

Sweeney’s name has frequently popped up when head coaching jobs have come open but he’s yet to land one of those coveted positions. He most recently interviewed for the Suns head coaching job.

Stein also reports that another Mavericks assistant, Jared Dudley, is being pursued by the Grizzlies and Cavs (Twitter link). According to The Athletic’s Fred Katz, the Mavericks opted not to extend the contracts of their assistant coaches after their 2024 run to the Finals (Twitter link). That is apparently a contributing factor in those assistants seeking other jobs.

Dallas could try to convince former Lakers and Suns coach Frank Vogel, who is now a consultant to the organization, to take Sweeney’s spot, according to Stein (Twitter link). However, Vogel apparently is comfortable in his consultant’s role as he awaits another head coaching opportunity.

Another assistant, God Shammgod, is drawing interest from the Magic, Stein adds (Twitter link).