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WHEN RESERVE GUARD Frank Ntilikina checked in with 3:28 remaining in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks' 2021-22 season opener, he represented the completion of one of Jason Kidd's primary goals in his first home game as the team's head coach.
Ntilikina was the last of the Mavericks' 15 active players to step on the court that night.
Kidd had managed his personnel that night against the Houston Rockets in a manner typically reserved for youth leagues, which subjected him to some ridicule. He explained in his postgame news conference that he had appointed a three-man leadership council, and that group had suggested full participation in the home opener as a means of promoting team unity.