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Dudley will join new coach Jason Kidd's first staff in Dallas.
The Athletic was the first to report the news, which Dudley
confirmed on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
"Man what a ride! 14 yr NBA career capped off by winning a NBA
championship with the @Lakers!" Dudley wrote, going on to thank
LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Lakers owner Jeannie Buss for
having him be part of their 2020 NBA championship team.
"I been preparing this moment for a long time! ... Very excited
to Join the MAVS and JKidd staff!" he continued. "Perfect fit
and opportunity... Time to get to work."
Dudley played 904 career games for the Charlotte Bobcats
(2007-08), Phoenix Suns (2008-13; 2016-18), Los Angeles Clippers
(2013-14), Milwaukee Bucks (2014-15), Washington Wizards
(2015-16), Brooklyn Nets (2018-19) and Lakers (2019-21).
He retires with career averages of 7.3 points and 3.2 rebounds
per game. Last season, he saw action in 12 games off the bench
for the Lakers and averaged 0.5 points and 1.8 boards.
Kidd was hired as the Mavericks' coach after Rick Carlisle
stepped down earlier this summer. He spent one season coaching
the Nets (2013-14) and four more coaching the Bucks (2014-18),
compiling a 183-190 record before he was fired during the
2017-18 season. He served as an assistant coach for the Lakers
the past two seasons, the same years that Dudley played for
them.
A Hall of Fame point guard, Kidd played for the Mavericks from
1994-96 and 2008-12.
--Field Level Media
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