Arizona assistant coach Jason Terry posted that he attended a coaching clinic at the NBA's summer league this week, while telling a Dallas reporter "we'll see" about whether being an NBA assistant is in his future.
Jason Terry part of Mavs’ group here in Vegas. I asked if assistant coaching is in his future. “We’ll see,” he said with a smile. “Just observing.”
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) August 12, 2021
A story on the Mavericks' website last month said new Dallas coach Jason Kidd has reportedly talked to former Mavericks players Terry, Tyson Chandler and JJ Barea about possibly joining his new staff.
“We’ve talked to JJ, so we will work to see if that’s feasible this season.” Kidd told Mavs.com. “But we do have a plan for past Mavs who do want to get into coaching.
“We are inviting them to summer league and to training camp to see if they really want to coach. There’s one thing to say ‘I want to coach,’ but then do you really want to coach? It’s not easy."
Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd told the Star last week he was still expecting Terry to return to the Wildcats next season.
“Every conversation J.T. and I have had has revolved around Arizona basketball and what we’re doing here,” Lloyd said. “I can’t predict the future, but I know we’re planning on him being here this year and he’s doing a great job.”
Should Terry leave UA, the Wildcats already have two non-coaching staffers on hand with previous college coaching experience: Player relations director Jason Gardner, the former head coach at IUPUI, and special assistant TJ Benson, a former assistant coach at GCU.
