As the Mavs have Luka Doncic as the franchise cornerstone, Cuban wants to find a new way of surrounding him with a new coach and staff to elevate the team.
Every team that D’Antoni has coached for, they have elevated as a team and often became a playoff threat.
This may not be the first request for the Mavs, considering that D’Antoni is not defense-oriented, but his offensive mind could help the team produce efficiently.
As Doncic shows the ability to run the fast break, there may be some scenes where the Mavs run “7 seconds or less,” the same scenario which emerged when D’Antoni coached the Phoenix Suns and Steve Nash in the mid-2000s.
For a Mavs team trying to start over, maybe Luka Doncic will find respect in a female coach who can help him understand the game from other perspectives.