Devin Harris, The Dallas Maverick Point Guard Who Got Away

On the one-year anniversary of the trade heard 'round the world, everyone in New Jersey is celebrating. I wish the same could be said in Dallas.  I know this article is going to sound like a crying-in-your-beer read, but bear with me. Thanks to Alex McVeigh for his background notes. Thanks to Bleacher Report for allowing me to vent my grief. So, excuse me while I lament over the loss of a diamond-gem player. Last season, somebody in the Mavericks organization thought it was a brain storm of an idea to trade away young and talented Devin Harris, for experienced and much older Jason Kidd. That someone would be owner Mark Cuban, and then head-coach Avery Johnson.  I remember hearing the Mavericks did the deal because they needed a more experienced point guard for a serious playoff run.  Okay.  With his prime years waning, star forward Dirk Nowitzki was also sold to the notion of having, the future Hall of Famer Kidd passing the ... (link)