Wed 12 Dec 2007
If nothing else is accomplished this season, the Nets should strive to do one thing.
Make Jason Kidd happy.
If you aren’t aware of the rumors circulating around the Nets star, here they are:
December 4- The Daily News reported that Kidd denied a published report that he asked for a one-year, $24 million contract and was turned down by the Nets Front office.
December 5- Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reported that Kidd asked for a trade to the Cavs, so he could play with Lebron James. Wojnarowski also wrote about how Kidd was fed up with the play of his teammates and has been asking for more of them all season.
December 6, 2007- Kidd told WFAN radio that he didn’t play against the Knicks because he had a migraine, refuting the rumor that he was “on strike,†saying, “I would never disrespect the game by not playing because the game has been so good to me.”
December 7- The Record of Hackensack reported that Kidd’s agent requested a trade for his client to a Western conference team just weeks after being denied a contract extension.
December 7- The Bergen Record reports that several trades may be in the works that could “blow up†the Nets nucleus, which hasn’t changed much over the past four seasons. Could Kidd be involved?
December 10- The Daily Herald reports that the Chicago Bulls are interested in acquiring Kidd.
December 11- The Chicago Tribune reports that the Dallas Mavericks, a team in desperate need of a jump start, are likely to pick up Kidd.
How’s that for a week?
What I’m trying to say by showing all of these reports is that the Nets can do one of two things, change the nucleus around Kidd and start winning again, or they can send him somewhere were he’s happy. The cost of that though is not getting much in return besides draft picks and bench players. I mean, what team can afford to part ways with a player of Kidd’s ability to make room for him? I’m sure the Knicks would love to trade Stephon Marbury for him, but don’t expect that trade to happen anytime room. Simply put, Kidd is unhappy because the team has lost its spark. It’s time to either let him go somewhere else or provide him with a means to win. If that means making a few trades, then I think many Nets fans would be down for that. However, if they do decide to trade Kidd, they better be careful. Players averaging close to a triple-double every game don’t grow on trees.
