What Could Have Been... Lebron James & Jason Kidd

 
                        Lebron James had been begging for a big trade from his management, something that could possibly get them past the Spurs this time. He had his eye on Jason Kidd, the 35 year old point guard from the New Jersey Nets that has been a catalyst on many teams and has even taken some to the Finals. But what did Lebron get from his wise management?     34 year old center Ben Wallace, 30 year old forward Wally Sczerbiak, and 32 year old forward/center Joe Smith       Not that they're much younger than Kidd, but to get all that to help out Lebron instead of a proven point guard like Jason Kidd, well it's just ridiculuos.       Take Kidd's 2 point game last night, to go along with 15 assists and 5 rebounds. The thing that stands out though are the stats of the players around him. Nowitzki dropped 27, Jason Terry had 22, and Howard even had 20. ... [link]

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             Lebron James had been begging for a big trade from his management, something that could possibly get them past the Spurs this time. He had his eye on Jason Kidd, the 35 year old point ...