Kidd confirms that agent has been talking to Nets about trade

[blue crew]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3219395

By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine
(Archive)

Updated: January 28, 2008, 10:13 PM ET
Jason Kidd Is Asking to Be Traded

Jason Kidd has come to grips with two realities. One, the New Jersey Nets aren't very good. Two, that their only chance of improving is to deal him. "I'm not mad at anybody," he said Monday afternoon by phone. "Sometimes, when you ride a wave, you get to the end and that's all there is. That's where we are."

Kidd confirmed that his agent, Jeff Schwartz, has talked to Nets' management about moving him by the Feb. 21 trade deadline, but he categorized the conversation as a continuation of something that started last All-Star break, when the Nets nearly dealt him to the Lakers for a package of players that included Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown. The sticking point was that Nets president Rod Thorn wanted Andrew Bynum and the Lakers refused.

While initial reports had Kidd, 34, insisting on being sent to a contender, he said Monday that he realizes there are no guarantees in any scenario. At this point, he simply wants to play for a team that can compete every night and utilize his talents.

"It used to be if I got a triple-double, that was an automatic win," he said. "That's just not the case now. We tried to make this work. We've found out it doesn't. It's time for us all to move on."

Schwartz, in exploring current options for his client with other NBA teams, has been told that with Vince Carter signing a new four-year $61.8 million contract and Richard Jefferson having three years and $42 million left on his six-year deal, Kidd is the only moveable major asset New Jersey has.

There are a variety of teams who would be interested in acquiring Kidd -- Dallas and Denver already have reached out in the last week, a source said -- but it's a matter of what the Nets would insist upon in return. If draft picks are involved, weighing true value is infinitely easier after the May draft lottery, when the selection order is set and teams have a better idea of which players plan to declare their draft eligibility.

Ric Bucher covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.

[Don Jacob]

i hate how kidd is probably the greatest PG of his generation and he's been traded by every team he's played for.

[OG Hack Wilson]

what a joke

[Lunatic]

seems like the only scenario is 2 move him..him on denver would be crazy

[Hatesrats™]

Vince Carter signing a new four-year $61.8 (What a waste of $)
Carter is a Good Player, with potential to have been a Great one...
He will look back at his NBA life and wonder why he didn't try harder.

[Hatesrats™]

If They could somehow get Kidd in Cleveland with Lebron, The league is in Trouble.

[Lunatic]

Vince Carter signing a new four-year $61.8 (What a waste of $)
Carter is a Good Player, with potential to have been a Great one...
He will look back at his NBA life and wonder why he didn't try harder.

yup, BIG waste of money. I am a raptors fan, so i followed his career alot obviously. he had the potential to be it all..but hes horrible dealing with the media and i hate him for his departure in Toronto. Not that Im mad just for him leaving, but on the terms he did.

It all started with him getting mad because we didn't let him choose our GM? wtf? since when was the a players duty?

and then he admitted to not trying his hardest for the last lil bit before being traded..and then said he wasnt gonna dunk anymore, but throws a monster jam down

is he the rapper "the game" of basketball?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I'm starting to regret trading for Kidd in my fantasy league...it's definitely lookin downhill from here.

[GangstaBoogy]

LeBron James and Jason Kidd developed their friendship over the summer while playing for Team USA and with Jason Kidd confirming to ESPN that he has requested out of New Jersey, the generation-spanning stars could become teammates.

Brian Windhorst of the Beacon-Journal reported on Tuesday that front-office sources indicated the Cavaliers have contacted the Nets in order to learn what it will take in order to complete a trade for Kidd.

Still playing brilliant basketball, Kidd is currently 13th in season FIC, the system used by RealGM to rank players.

According to Windhorst's report, the Lakers, Nuggets and Mavericks are also interested in trading for Kidd.

Kidd was reportedly nearly dealt to the Lakers last February, but the club decided not to part with Andrew Bynum.

I don't know how that would work out. Both of those guys are used to having the ball in their hands 80% of the time. I mean they played well together on team USA but they also had Kobe, Howard, Melo, Deron Williams, Redd, Michael Redd, and Billups on the team so I'm sure that made it look easy.

Keep in mind Kidd has a pretty hefty contract and Cleveland doesn't have much to offer (I damn sure don't see New Jersey taking Larry Hughes).

[blue crew]

Vince Carter signing a new four-year $61.8 (What a waste of $)
Carter is a Good Player, with potential to have been a Great one...
He will look back at his NBA life and wonder why he didn't try harder.

thats some real shiet my nicca. i never could get why a nicca as sic at dunks and driving to the basket as carter would settle for so many jumpshots and not step up in the clutch. if he woulda made a point to always drive to the rim and go harder at crunch time, he coulda been a all time great.

[thisoneguy360]

Yeah when I first heard VC was moving to New Jersey I thought him and Kidd could do big things but dude just doesn't seem to have the heart of a champion, I don't blame Kidd for wanting to try something new

[7even]

I'd be good with giving up Terry & Hassell for him.

[Fuck Your Existence]

I'd be good with giving up Terry & Hassell for him.

that be crazy,havin Kidd suit up for Dallas again...fuck him bein in the west though lol

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

If Kristic was healthy, and Kidd, VC, and RJ gave it their all, New Jersey would be a dangerous team in the west.

[$Eg2$]

Fuck Ric Bucher