Jason Kidd traded to Dallas Mavericks in Blockbuster Deal
Posted on February 13, 2008
Filed Under Basketball, Sports
New Jersey Net cornerstone Jason Kidd was finally traded to the Dallas Mavericks who sent guards Devean George, Devin Harris, and Jerry Stackhouse, center Desagna Diop and Maurice Ager along with draft picks and cash to New Jersey for Kidd and another Nets player. Â
Kidd had asked the Nets to trade him last month making a deal all but inevitable.  Key for the Nets was getting point guard Devin Harris.  While Kidd is one of the top point guards of all time, it can be argued that at this point in his career Devin Harris is a more productive player.  More importantly for for the rebuilding Nets, he is also 10 years younger than Kidd.  The Mavericks are in “win now” mode, so for them the issue of age is not as important as the savvy veteran leadership Kidd will provide night in and night out. Â
Update: 2/15/08 4:02PM -    One of the players the Nets were to get back - forward Devean George - invoked a rare and complicated clause in his contract that gives him the right to refuse a trade.  His refusal to come to New Jersey is not expected to kill the deal.  As of last night, the Nets, who had been preparing to set up a conference call to announce the deal, said the trade was “on hold.”   If George had accepted a trade, he would have had to give up his “Bird rights,” named after Larry Bird. George has this veto power over a trade because he is in his second year and on his second contract with the Mavericks. Losing the “Bird rights” could limit the length of his next contract or the amount of money the Nets could spend to re-sign him.
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Kidd is a selfish, overrated player who eventually poisoned every locker room he occupied. Good riddance.