India, June 22 -- Dusty May is set to make the jump from college basketball to the NBA after guiding Michigan to the 2026 national championship. The Wolverines coach is finalizing a deal to become the new head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, giving Dallas a fresh voice on the bench after moving on from Jason Kidd following a rough 26-56 season. May leaves Ann Arbor after just two seasons, but in that short stretch he built a 64-13 record and delivered a title.

The move is a major one for both college basketball and the NBA. May now steps into a Mavericks job that features Cooper Flagg as the centerpiece, while Michigan loses the coach who just brought the program back to the top of the sport. The NBA had long been seen as something that i...