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Stan McNeal of the Sporting News put together an idea for a Jason Kidd-to-Dallas trade that made sense to him: To make the salaries match, the Mavs could offer Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Juwan Howard and Devean George. The latter three all have expiring contracts, which would clear about about $5 million off the Nets' books this summer, free them of paying Kidd $21-plus ...
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“Step Away From Your Crack Dealer”
Dime Magazine —
Yesterday afternoon, TrueHoop posted this exchange between a writer for the Sporting News and Mark Cuban about the Jason Kidd -to-Dallas rumors that seem to be everywhere in a post called “Mark Cuban: Dallas Not Shopping for Point Guards”: Stan McNeal of the Sporting News put together an idea for a Jason Kidd-to-Dallas trade that made sense to him: To make the salaries match, the Mavs could offer Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Juwan Howard and Devean George. The latter three all have expiring contracts, which would clear about ...
A Fly on the Wall in Jersey
Your Face is a Sports Blog —
... play for the Cavs? No way LeBron isn't the MVP this year. That team SUCKS. JK : Not with me they wouldn't. We'd get to the Finals for sure. RT : Slow down there, Kidd. I'd at least want Gooden and Boobie Gibson. That ugly bearded fellow is their best rebounder. You'd be lost without him and the other spare parts I'd be forced to take from the team. You would surely be certain second round fodder for the Magic or Celtics or Pistons. JK : I thought the Mavericks wanted me as well. RT : You thought wrong . Mark Cuban and Nellie Jr aren't dummies, you know. They'd have to give me ...
Nets Intentionally Leaking False Information to Drive Kidd's Price Up?
FanHouse —
... of the other two teams.
Hollinger goes on to recap the players involved, pointing out the absurdity of (among other things) the possibility of trading Jerry Stackhouse to the Nets, having the Nets buy out his contract, freeing Stack to sign with another contender -- like maybe the Spurs -- and coming back to kill his former team in the playoffs. Yeah, right.
Instead of listening to the Nets organization, I think I'll go with Mark Cuban's hilarious response to a reporter who asked about a deal for Kidd involving ...
Blame Stan McNeal?
Mavs Moneyball —
I just remembered this article from Sporting News that is suddenly a lot more interesting. I laughed when I first saw it linked on TrueHoop. ...
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sports.yahoo.com 1/30/2008 — The New Jersey Nets are in serious negotiations with the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers about a blockbuster three-way trade that would send Jason Kidd to the Mavericks, league sources said Wednesday afternoon.
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northjersey.com 1/30/2008 — EAST RUTHERFORD Jason Kidd was in the starting lineup and cheered by the sparse gathering at Izod Center on Tuesday night less than 24 hours after going public with the NBA's worst-kept secret this season: that he wants out of New Jersey. Apparently, ...
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northjersey.com 1/30/2008 — EAST RUTHERFORD Jason Kidd was in the starting lineup and cheered by the sparse gathering at Izod Center on Tuesday night less than 24 hours after going public with the NBA's worst-kept secret this season: that he wants out of New Jersey. Apparently, ...
KIDD HELPS NETS SNAP 9-GAME SKID —
NY Post: Sports 1/30/2008
It's hard to imagine Jason Kidd would want to leave this suddenly surging juggernaut. Though the Nets actually won last night, snapping a nine-game losing streak, their 87-80 victory over the equally pathetic Bucks didn't come with any appeasing...
Mavericks are chasin' Jason —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 1/30/2008
While the Nets beat the Bucks 87-80 Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks have emerged as the front-runners for Jason Kidd, who took the Meadowlands court to resounding cheers Tuesday night but is still looking to get traded.
