if new jersey does this they are looking for a lottery pick but i guess if they have like 5 first round picks them might be able to get something good going in like 2-4 years
Originally posted by pistons=darko!
if new jersey does this they are looking for a lottery pick but i guess if they have like 5 first round picks them might be able to get something good going in like 2-4 years
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NBA Insider on Kidd and LA
Could Kidd end up on the Lakers? Don't count the Mavericks out of the Jason Kidd sweepstakes just yet. In 60 days, the team will be allowed to trade Jason Terry again and sources claim that they made the trade with Atlanta with an eye toward landing Kidd down the road if he proves to be healthy.
A Terry and Alan Henderson or Christian Laettner trade for Kidd works under the cap and gives the Nets back a starting point guard as well as significant cap relief.
However, league sources claim that the Lakers, not the Mavericks, are the team Kidd really wants to play for. Look for the Kidd camp to keep pushing the Lakers to send the expiring contracts of Gary Payton, Rick Fox along with a young player like Caron Butler or Kareem Rush to the Nets in return for Kidd. The deal would give the Nets lots of cap relief along with a promising young player and give the Lakers the best backcourt in the NBA. A combo of Kidd, Kobe, Odom, Grant and Divac would immediately catapult the Lakers into the favorites in the West.
Why wouldn't the Lakers just pull the trigger now? Because owner Jerry Buss is worried about the five years, $90 million left on Kidd's contract as well as the long term health of Kidd. The Lakers would essentially have four players making the max next year -- and two of them have chronic knee problems.
If the Lakers and Mavs don't come through, however, Kidd might not be going anywhere. Other teams with interest include the Sonics and Blazers, but sources claim he doesn't want to play for either.
I hope Kidd doesn't go to the Lakers, notice how this team can never be bad? Why is that?
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Originally posted by Lakers6010! NBA Insider on Kidd and LA
Could Kidd end up on the Lakers? Don't count the Mavericks out of the Jason Kidd sweepstakes just yet. In 60 days, the team will be allowed to trade Jason Terry again and sources claim that they made the trade with Atlanta with an eye toward landing Kidd down the road if he proves to be healthy.
A Terry and Alan Henderson or Christian Laettner trade for Kidd works under the cap and gives the Nets back a starting point guard as well as significant cap relief.
However, league sources claim that the Lakers, not the Mavericks, are the team Kidd really wants to play for. Look for the Kidd camp to keep pushing the Lakers to send the expiring contracts of Gary Payton, Rick Fox along with a young player like Caron Butler or Kareem Rush to the Nets in return for Kidd. The deal would give the Nets lots of cap relief along with a promising young player and give the Lakers the best backcourt in the NBA. A combo of Kidd, Kobe, Odom, Grant and Divac would immediately catapult the Lakers into the favorites in the West.
Why wouldn't the Lakers just pull the trigger now? Because owner Jerry Buss is worried about the five years, $90 million left on Kidd's contract as well as the long term health of Kidd. The Lakers would essentially have four players making the max next year -- and two of them have chronic knee problems.
If the Lakers and Mavs don't come through, however, Kidd might not be going anywhere. Other teams with interest include the Sonics and Blazers, but sources claim he doesn't want to play for either.
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Lakers and Nets are working on a Kidd deal
