Why Jason Kidd Will Bring the NBA Title to Dallas

 
While the rest of the Western Conference frantically went after big men to combat the new addition to the Lakers, Pau Gasol, the Dallas Mavericks went in the opposite direction by trading for a point guard that once shined in the Dallas limelight.  The Mavericks traded point guard Devin Harris, forwards Maurice Ager and Trenton Hassell, and center DeSagana Diop, along with the previously retired Keith Van Horn in exchange for Kidd and forwards Antoine Wright and Malik Allen.    The Mavs are 4-2 since Kidd joined the team, but we really have only begun to see the impact he will have with a team who was already contending for the championship. What Kidd does on the floor has been well documented.  He's a triple double threat every night, and if he doesn't get it, its more than likely because he didn't score 10 points, then that he didn't snag 10 boards or dish out the assists.  With this Dallas team, everything he does well will be magnified because he fills such a ... [link]

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