Lakers And Cavaliers Interested In Kidd? 11th February, 2007 - 11:04 am New York Post - A couple weeks ago, Peter Vecsey reported that the Lakers had offered a couple first-round draft picks and several expiring contracts for Jason Kidd. Chris Mihm, Aaron McKie, etc., and Jordan Farmar were mentioned. Talks stopped briefly, but the Nets are considering the deal, according to the source. The Cavaliers, also on the market for a point guard, reportedly called the Nets expressing their fondness for Kidd. "I don't look for that to happen," said someone in the know. "Given the choice between playing in Cleveland with LeBron or in Los Angeles with Kobe, I suspect we know which way Kidd would lean. You definitely don't want an unhappy impact player." http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...rested_in_kidd/ this sounds pretty cool. i hope kidd is leaning our way
I don't know about this rumor. The Nets are still in the playoff race in the East, hell every team is still in the playoff race in the East. The Nets have won 3 straight, and are only a half game out of the 8th seed. If the Nets are going to blow it up now, I'd imagine they'd want a lot more than anything the Lakers could offer. Kwame Brown does nothing for them without Kidd there. On the other hand I don't see anything Cleveland has to offer either. They're trying to move Larry Hughes ugly contract, and NJ would want no part of it if they go into rebuilding mode.
if they arent giving up kidd id go after marcus williams i think that his name he'll be a future allstar
How the heck do we acquire Jason Kidd without giving up Lamar Odom or Kwame Brown? Kidd makes about 18 mil/season, and in order to acquire him, Kwame 9mil or Odom 12mil need to be included.
I heard the Nets were considering the Vlad, Kwame, Mckie, Shammond and or farmar and picks it will give them cap space and flexibility and a chance to start overand build around krstic jefferson and marcus williams LAL Kidd Kobe Luke LAmar Bynum 07 Champs
<div class="quote_poster">kobe4life Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">How the heck do we acquire Jason Kidd without giving up Lamar Odom or Kwame Brown? Kidd makes about 18 mil/season, and in order to acquire him, Kwame 9mil or Odom 12mil need to be included.</div> We can also give the nets some cash i think the max is around 3 mil... it's possible
It's not really possible...even if you include the 3mil cash max, Chris Mihm, Farmar, Aaron, Sammond, it only adds up to about 10 mils. I'm not even sure if you throw in Rad 5mils even work there.
Rod Thorn said it'd have to be a spectacular deal for him to move Kidd or Carter, so I doubt this happens. I'd still do a trade for Kidd in a heartbeat. He's arguably the smartest player to ever grace the court, he'd have no trouble picking up the triangle. Or we can try and get Gasol!
A Dozen Thoughts on the Rumor <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">1) Any trade is very unlikely. Both the Lakers and New Jersey Nets have publically stated they don't expect any moves by the deadline. 2) If the Lakers were to trade for Kidd, they'd be looking at massive luxury taxes next season. 3) LA is very unlikely to take on additional multi-year salaries like Jason Collins. Considering the Lakers would be over the luxury tax threshold, his $6.1 million salary would essentially double to $12.2 mil. That's too much for a player probably worth no more than $3.5 million a season, 4) Kidd will be sitting out Tuesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs and probably the next one against the Toronto Raptors. Conspiracy theorists may be right, that it's a precautionary move to prevent an injury that could scuttle a trade. Then again, he probably just has a sore back. 5) With the Nets a shadow of the team that went to the NBA Finals back-to-back just a few seasons ago, moving Kidd may be the best move. If he were to get hurt (he's already had one micro-fracture knee surgery), the Nets' rebuilding efforts could be crippled for the next couple of years. It's almost always best to sell a little too early, than a bit too late. 6) The Lakers don't need to make a trade. When healthy they were a top five team. Currently they're at least a top ten despite their recent struggles. There's no reason LA can't nurse their players back to health while waiting until the summer to do some heavy lifting. 7) With Vince Carter able to opt out of his contract, this may be the only opportunity the Nets have to get something for him in trade. Considering the team is not the Eastern Conference powerhouse it once was, there's a good chance that Carter does not return next season. One year at a high salary does not compare to a long-term multi-year deal, even if there's a decent pay cut in the first season. 8) Making two blockbuster trades would be very difficult for any team to complete when butted up against the trade deadline. It would make sense for one deal (for Kidd or Carter) to be completed perhaps before the All-Star Game or soon after. That would give the Nets a clearer picture when negotiating the second move. 9) If they're moving their leading scorer in Carter (by a large margin), they probably aren't expecting to make playoff run. A deal would probably be for young, developing players and picks. If so, moving Kidd would probably be the priority. It'd be very, very difficult to rebuild with his ~$20 million a year salary on the books through 2009. 10) According to the Post, the Nets solicited offers for Kidd a few weeks ago and found few takers. The teams said to be in the mix were Lakers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers. More recently the Post also indicated that New Jersey was considering the Laker offer. Neither the Heat nor the Cavs should be downplayed as possible destinations for Kidd. 11) If the Nets are indeed feeling a pressing need to trade Kidd now, before it gets too late, the Lakers would probably have decent leverage, as one of the few reasonable suitors. Depending on how desperate the Nets may be, LA might even be able to land Kidd without giving up promising rookie Jordan Farmar. It would probably take a competing bid to drive up the price. 12) There's no proof the Lakers have actually made an offer. There's no proof the Nets are indeed looking to blow things up. The media more often than not gets it wrong. </div> Link To sum it all up, don't get your hopes too high. There's a slim chance the trade will go down. Very slim
