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(DALLAS) — Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle has informed owner Mark Cuban that he will not be returning to coach the team next season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Carlisle had spent 13 years as the head coach of the Mavericks, coaching them to an NBA title in 2011 against the Lebron James and the Miami Heat. Carlisle had 2 years left on his contract.
Carlisle held the Mavericks’ record for most wins by a head coach with 555.
Carlisle had been with the Mavericks since 2008-09, tied for the 2nd-longest active tenured head coach with a single franchise.
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