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Warriors? Is Jason Kidding?
All-Star insists coming home 'might be best'
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Jason Kidd said Wednesday he might consider signing with the Golden State Warriors when he becomes a free agent next summer.
"I want to win a championship, that's the bottom line," Kidd said. "Coming back home might be the best thing, but is that possible? I don't know."
Kidd, who revitalized his turbulent career while leading the New Jersey Nets to the NBA Finals last season, still loves the Bay Area, where he was a prep star at St. Joseph High in Alameda before two seasons at Cal. His wife, Joumana, also is from the area, and they keep a home in Foster City, so they'll have a place to stay when their parents want to see the grandkids.
Kidd maintains that playing with Golden State is an option, even though the team appears several years away from title contention.
"You've got to remember, nobody thought New Jersey would have a chance to go to the finals," Kidd said. "Sometimes, it's that one guy."
Current New Jersey assistant coach Eddie Jordan is one of three candidates to become the Warriors' head coach -- the other two possibilities are current coach Brian Winters and Atlanta assistant Eric Musselman.
In addition to his individual accomplishments, which included eight triple-doubles, Kidd led New Jersey to the Atlantic Division title with a 52-30 record, 26 games better than its finish in 2000-01. Many called him the league's MVP, but he lost out to San Antonio's Tim Duncan by just 57 points in the voting.
He's gearing up for a stint with the U.S. team at the World Championships in Indianapolis next month -- starting with a six-day training camp in the Bay Area -- before beginning the final year of his contract with the Nets.
Kidd has relaxed, spent time with his family and played golf since the Nets were swept by the Lakers last month. He averaged 14.7 points, 9.9 assists and 7.3 rebounds during a brilliant regular season that earned him All-NBA first-team status.
Kidd was in Redwood City on Wednesday to accept what might be Generation X's equivalent of a spot on a Wheaties box: a spot on the cover of EA Sports' NBA Live 2003 video game.
"The new, ultimate thing is to be on the box for one of these games," Kidd said. "As a kid, growing up to be on the cover is a dream come true. This is something I always wanted to achieve."
Later, Kidd toured the video game company's sprawling campus with his 3-year-old son, T.J., who waddled around in an EA Sports jersey that reached to his toes.
In a league filled with hundreds of millionaire athletes who also happen to be rabid gamers, Kidd knows he'll be the envy of his peers as the latest cover athlete in the company's popular series of sports games.
"I can't wait to play it with my teammates," Kidd said. "I hope they didn't make them better than me (in the game)."
Warriors? Is Jason Kidding?
All-Star insists coming home 'might be best'
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Jason Kidd said Wednesday he might consider signing with the Golden State Warriors when he becomes a free agent next summer.
"I want to win a championship, that's the bottom line," Kidd said. "Coming back home might be the best thing, but is that possible? I don't know."
Kidd, who revitalized his turbulent career while leading the New Jersey Nets to the NBA Finals last season, still loves the Bay Area, where he was a prep star at St. Joseph High in Alameda before two seasons at Cal. His wife, Joumana, also is from the area, and they keep a home in Foster City, so they'll have a place to stay when their parents want to see the grandkids.
Kidd maintains that playing with Golden State is an option, even though the team appears several years away from title contention.
"You've got to remember, nobody thought New Jersey would have a chance to go to the finals," Kidd said. "Sometimes, it's that one guy."
Current New Jersey assistant coach Eddie Jordan is one of three candidates to become the Warriors' head coach -- the other two possibilities are current coach Brian Winters and Atlanta assistant Eric Musselman.
In addition to his individual accomplishments, which included eight triple-doubles, Kidd led New Jersey to the Atlantic Division title with a 52-30 record, 26 games better than its finish in 2000-01. Many called him the league's MVP, but he lost out to San Antonio's Tim Duncan by just 57 points in the voting.
He's gearing up for a stint with the U.S. team at the World Championships in Indianapolis next month -- starting with a six-day training camp in the Bay Area -- before beginning the final year of his contract with the Nets.
Kidd has relaxed, spent time with his family and played golf since the Nets were swept by the Lakers last month. He averaged 14.7 points, 9.9 assists and 7.3 rebounds during a brilliant regular season that earned him All-NBA first-team status.
Kidd was in Redwood City on Wednesday to accept what might be Generation X's equivalent of a spot on a Wheaties box: a spot on the cover of EA Sports' NBA Live 2003 video game.
"The new, ultimate thing is to be on the box for one of these games," Kidd said. "As a kid, growing up to be on the cover is a dream come true. This is something I always wanted to achieve."
Later, Kidd toured the video game company's sprawling campus with his 3-year-old son, T.J., who waddled around in an EA Sports jersey that reached to his toes.
In a league filled with hundreds of millionaire athletes who also happen to be rabid gamers, Kidd knows he'll be the envy of his peers as the latest cover athlete in the company's popular series of sports games.
"I can't wait to play it with my teammates," Kidd said. "I hope they didn't make them better than me (in the game)."
