the Orlando Magic are reportedly considering Kidd for their head-coaching position, and according to Marc Stein of the New York Times, he’s one of the favorites for the job at this stage of the interview process:
Orlando management is said to prefer hiring a candidate with previous head-coaching experience, even with a roster full of younger players who will need time to develop. The Los Angeles Lakers’ Jason Kidd and Kenny Atkinson, who coached the Nets before becoming an assistant with the Clippers, are two names that keep coming up.
This is the first time we’ve heard about Kidd being a finalist of sorts for a head-coaching job
Again, this very well could be another “close, but no cigar” situation for Kidd, but it’s looking promising for him at the moment,