Israeli Coach Guy Goodes Joins Dallas Mavericks as Assistant
Israeli basketball coach Guy Goodes has officially been appointed as an assistant coach for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. The team announced its coaching staff for the 2026-27 season on Friday, with Goodes joining Dusty May's team.
Goodes, 40, previously served as an assistant coach under Dan Shamir for the New Zealand Breakers before taking over as head coach. He then moved to Japan, where he coached Nagasaki Velca for the past two seasons. Under his leadership, Nagasaki won its first championship in club history after achieving the best regular-season record.
Goodes had initially agreed to join the coaching staff of Michigan, at the request of college coach Dusty May, in May. When May left Michigan to become the head coach of the Mavericks, Goodes followed, and his position with the NBA team is now official.
Goodes's coaching career also includes a previous stint as head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel before he began coaching internationally in 2019.
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