Despite snapping a nine-game losing streak on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Nets are a team in serious trouble. Not because they are slowly slipping out of playoff contention, but because they may be trading away the very players that are the most responsible for the majority of their success this season.

According to the New Jersey Record, the Nets are in a proposed three-way deal with the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers that would send Jason Kidd, Jamaal Magloire and Malik Allen to the Mavericks, while Dallas would send Devin Harris to the Blazers. In exchange for Kidd, Portland and Dallas would package, Jerry Stackhouse, Devean George, Channing Frye and Travis Outlaw to the Nets with a future number one pick and cash.

Considering how Kidd has played this season, leading the team in assists and rebounds, the Nets are either hoping Frye and Outlaw can continue to develop into solid players, or are turning the engine off this season so they can get something from that number one pick. Averaging nearly 14 points a game this season, Outlaw is definitely an upgrade over Josh Boone and Sean Williams and Frye can and will flourish with more playing time, But why the Nets would want Jerry Stackhouse, who hasn’t been a star in this league for nearly a half decade, is scary. George would bolster the bench and provide a decent three-point option off the bench. The only question is, will this deal make the Nets better?

With Josh Boone and Williams not ready for prime time minutes and Nenad Krstic still injured, the addition of Outlaw, Frye and George would give the Nets plenty of options and would allow the Nets to be patient with their youngsters. However, the addition of Stackhouse is puzzling, unless the Nets are looking to deal Vince Carter. Wait, they are. According to Yahoo! Sports, Nets General Manager Rod Thorn has been on the phones all week after Jason Kidd finally went public, after months of denies and speculation,  with his request to be traded and is looking to deal Carter as well.

If Kidd and Carter both leave New Jersey, the Nets will be a completely different team, void now of a top-tier point guard and a game-breaking shooting guard. It remains to be seen if that team can do better than 19-26 though. With the team’s move to Brooklyn recently delayed and the potential loss of two of their best players and huge fan favorites, the Nets stock hasn’t been this low in nearly a decade.