Jason Kidd, finally to the Mavs

 

Jason Kidd has his mind in Dallas, as it is very possible that he will be playing for the Mavericks as soon as in just a few days, but this deal has being in the talks for quite a while and it has never come to an end.

Kidd has stated that he wants to leave the Nets for a team that can be a possible championship runner, and since he’s old for the league, with 34 years old, he might be thinking of retirement, but leaving with some glory at least.

Aparently there are trade-related rules issued that has prevented the trade in the past, and there is a slight possibility that Kidd won’t leave the Nets, though, he is already talking in past tense, and it seems like his mind is already in Dallas ground.

"The state itself is beautiful, the golf is great, the fans were wonderful for the time we were there, and I wish them the best of luck." He said.

Kidd started his career with the Mavs in 1995 being selected as the second overall pick for Dallas, and sharing the honors of NBA rookie of the year with Grant Hill, he was a member of the so called “Three J’s” but soon after he found himself playing for a team that saw the playoff lights every year Kidd played for them: the Suns, and in 2001, he finally came to New Jersey in a trade for Stephon Marbury.

Now Kidd is returning home and he might end up his professional basketball jorney with the team that saw him rise and become one of the most consistent players in the NBA.

The Nets are getting 3 players: point guard Devin Harris, center DeSagana Diop and swingman Maurice Ager and in addition to that retired forward Keith Van Horn and Trenton Hassell, and two first-round draft picks and $3 million, while the Mavs will acquire Kidd who will leave New Jersey along with Malik Allen.

If the deal takes place with no major incidents, Kidd might make his debut with the Mavs shirt next week on the same ground where he just played this weekend for the NBA All Star game, New Orleans.