The Dallas Mavericks have yet to officially announce their complete coaching and support staff under new head coach Dusty May, but there are several new faces around the team in Las Vegas.
May’s time has been divided across two groups of Mavericks, helping conduct veteran workouts and assisting with the development of this year’s summer league roster. That team is led by Jim Boylan, one of his newest assistant coaches, along with Willie Green, Garrett Temple, Mody Maor and Drew Williamson. Josh Broghamer and Phil Handy were both retained from Jason Kidd’s coaching staff.
Here is a look at how May’s coaching staff is shaping up so far.
Green arrives in Dallas as May’s lead assistant coach after spending just the last four seasons as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. He has 10 years of NBA coaching experience, including five years as an assistant coach with the Warriors and Phoenix Suns. Green won two NBA championships with the Warriors and reportedly considered a reunion with Steve Kerr, but ultimately decided to join May’s staff instead.
Boylan is getting firsthand experience as a lead voice in his role with the Mavericks’ summer league squad. He arrives in Dallas after stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves. He was expected to be a member of Taylor Jenkins’ new coaching staff in Milwaukee, but decided to join May as an assistant coach in what he described as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
“One of the things that stood out to me most about Dusty’s staff is that I know that it’s going to be a collaborative relationship,” Boylan said in an interview posted by the team on Monday. “I know that he’s interested in hearing new ideas, in being open-minded and giving people autonomy to do the things that they’re great at.”
Williamson was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Michigan alongside May for the last two seasons. He’ll be one of the familiar faces in Dallas to help rookie forward/center Morez Johnson Jr. adjust to a new environment in the NBA. He’s already taken on the role of serving as Johnson’s dedicated passer during the Mavericks’ summer league practices and shootarounds, which could continue into the season.Â
May originally hired Maor to join him at Michigan, but the former head coach of the Nagasaki Velca in Japan’s B. League will begin his NBA career with the Mavericks. He arrives in Dallas with a background in player development, which he shares with May and several other of the Mavericks’ assistant coaches. He also has a significant level of experience with international players, which the Mavericks prioritized in this year’s draft with Sergio De Larrea, Tobi Lawal and Vsevolod Ishchenko.
May promised there would be holdovers from Kidd’s staff during his introductory press conference. Broghamer is one of those who will remain in Dallas despite Kidd’s departure. He’s one year removed from serving as the team’s summer league coach and will enter his fourth season as an assistant. He spent most of last season assisting Cooper Flagg during his pregame routines. With Flagg positioned as the face of the franchise, retaining Broghamer offers a sense of continuity amid a period of transition.
Another member from last season’s staff who will remain in Dallas is Handy, who will enter his second season as a player development coach. Handy was a part of three NBA championship coaching staffs, including with the Toronto Raptors in 2019. He has a longstanding relationship with team president Masai Ujiri and has known Kyrie Irving since his days as an assistant coach in Cleveland.Â