Giddy Up! Jason Kidd Joins the Dallas Mavericks...Again

 
Finally, The Mavericks get their man—again.  The Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets were able to work out a trade that sent Jason Kidd,  forward Malik Allen and guard Antoine Wright to Dallas for point guard Devin Harris, center DeSagana Diop and swingman Maurice Ager, plus retired forward Keith Van Horn and Trenton Hassell. New Jersey also gets two first-round draft picks and $3 million.  Wow, I've never heard of a retired player getting traded.  I know Dallas owns the rights to Van Horn because he never filed retirement papers but come on New Jersey...you must've really wanted to get rid of Kidd. Kidd is averaging 11.3 points, 10.3 assists and 8.1 rebounds. Devon Harris, the next most prominent player in the deal, is averaging 14.4 points and 5.3 assists.  Kidd was the third overall pick by the Mavs in 1994 and he was the NBA's co-rookie of the year in 1994-95. He was traded to Phoenix in 1996, then went from the Suns to New Jersey before the ... [link]

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