Yesterday, my colleague Matt dissected some of the rumors floating around regarding the possibility of Jason Kidd becoming a Maverick in the near future. ESPN’s Marc Stein believes the Mavericks are the frontrunner to land Kidd for a few reasons: first, he says that Kidd has “quietly maintained a long-standing interest in returning to the team that drafted him.” Like Matt, ...

Just speculation and rumors once again, but word on the wire is that all-star point guard Jason Kidd is heading back to the place where he started his career in Dallas. Reportedly the deal would include shooting guard sixth man Jerry Stackhouse, Devin Harris and either some picks or a role player/expiring contract. The Lakers were one of the other teams in the running for the almost ...

Every time a superstar gets restless, Dallas gets mentioned because, presumably, Dirk Nowitzki cannot take the Mavericks all the way. It happened with Kevin Garnett , it happened with Kobe Bryant , it's happening with Jason Kidd . Before, the Mavericks have bounced back and fought through it, following the tough Finals loss to Miami with an epic 2006-07 regular season. The encore to that ...

Cleveland Cavaliers: Just how bad are the Cavaliers without Lebron James? As it turns out, pretty darn bad. The Cavs suffered another humiliating beatdown last night, courtesy of the Gilbert Arena-less Washington Wizards. Cleveland's lowlights included: A 13-point second quarter (during which the Wiz scored 31 points); a 45-29 rebounding disadvantage; a 1-7 shooting performance by Sasha ...