This will be Jason Kidd’s 29th NBA opening day as a player, assistant or head coach.
It is the fifth for Luka Donu010diu0107.
While one has decades of experience, the other has only a few seasons battle scars.
But they are a team, young and old, charged with leading this era of the Mavericks.
Year two of the alliance between Kidd and Donu010diu0107 begins Wednesday at Phoenix – site of their biggest moment from last year’s remarkable playoff run, their Game 7 blowout win over the heavily favored Suns.