<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Nets Inch Closer to Kidd Trade 20th February, 2007 - 12:12 am New York Times - The New Jersey Nets are moving closer to trading star point guard Jason Kidd before Thursday's NBA trade deadline. The Los Angeles Lakers are the leading suitor but their offer may not be sufficient to finish the deal. According to three officials in the Eastern Conference who spoke to the New York Times on condition of anonymity, the Nets have been trying to involve at least one other team in the trade. And the Nets may be hoping that other teams that would like to acquire Kidd will beat the Lakers' package. The prevailing speculation is that big men Chris Mihm and Kwame Brown, point guard Jordan Farmar and a draft pick are the core pieces of the Lakers' offer. http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives..._to_kidd_trade/</div>My Thoughts:This can work well for both teams, espicially in New Jersey's situation, they can really stack up their front court. Mikki Moore, Kwame Brown, and Chris Mihm, is a great front court, and to go with a decent backcourt, in Farmar and Williams along with Carter/House the Nets should really add the ability to be able to swing it around and dump it in, something they havent been able to do. However the 2 rookies in the back who will probably play the point will cause some confusion and problems. I have full faith in Williams however, he is a more than decent point gaurd for the Nets in the future.The problem is that Mihm is gone for the season, and Brown is out until March, which could make this trade even less practical.The Lakers on the other hand, I think, are getting the better end of the deal. Kidd and Bryant in the backcourt with Smuch off the bench, and Odom leading the way in the frontcourt along Walton and Radmonavic could in a sense really complete the triangle offense, because Kidd can really shoot the ball and move it quicker than Smush. He also has a obvious defensive advantage over Smush as well. This trade really looks in the favour of the Lakers, and IMO has no real downfall for them.Also, I am getting this kind of message from the Nets GM with proposing this deal is that they seem to not have high hopes for this season. Trading for Mihm and Brown with those injuries say that they arent really focusing on this season and are already planning ahead for the future.Hey just for the sake of speculation I created this 3 team trade: What Do y'all think To LA:G Jason KiddTo NJ:C Kevin GarnettTo Minnesota:F Kwame BrownF Chris MihmG Aaron MckieFirst Rounder from LA Ok So obviously this wont happen, but if Mihm and Brown were having decent years, I think the possibility of a trade could happen. Add a draft pick to that, and maybe Minni can work out a deal. I mean people always said Minnesota is not getting any for KG anyways right?
Jason Kidd is still a top 5 PG who knows how to make others around him better. If you are going to trade him you have to get more then Mihm, Brown, Farmar and a back end 1st rounder. I feel sorry for Nets fans if the team is stupid enough to do this.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JoshBosh @ Feb 20 2007, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Jason Kidd and Kobe Bryant on the same team just scares the heck out of me.</div>Obviously, when you got the best player in the NBA, and top five Point Guard in the NBA. It's gonna be scary, and for L.A shake, if this trade does happen, it works out.I Actually think it would work well for L.A, I don't know about them making a championship run, the West is just so hard to make the finals. I believe the Mavs are gonna be front runners for the Finals, and they are right now. L.A better be ready to make a huge run, because Kidd only has so much left in the tank.
The Wolves should just give Garnett to LA instead. With Kidd of course.But I'm starting to doubt this a bit. Age is definitely a factor, along with us losing Kwame. He's a promising defensive post player.
if kidd gets traded the season is over for the nets. kobe and kidd is scary tho. itcould make them into a top 4 team in the west maybe better.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Diawsome @ Feb 20 2007, 10:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Jason Kidd is still a top 5 PG who knows how to make others around him better. If you are going to trade him you have to get more then Mihm, Brown, Farmar and a back end 1st rounder. I feel sorry for Nets fans if the team is stupid enough to do this.</div>Why not? if Kidd is 34 and the Nets are trying to get somewhere why not trade Kidd? How else are they ever going to get a prospect in their frontcourt? Im sorry, but if you want to wait out Jefferson and Carter to carry this team again you are a crazy man. Who is there to rebound, score downlow, and become a defensive force for them?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ Feb 20 2007, 10:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why not? if Kidd is 34 and the Nets are trying to get somewhere why not trade Kidd? How else are they ever going to get a prospect in their frontcourt? Im sorry, but if you want to wait out Jefferson and Carter to carry this team again you are a crazy man. Who is there to rebound, score downlow, and become a defensive force for them?</div>the nets are awful. they will be even worse when everyone on the team gets traded.
The nets right now are on a rebuilding face. But itll be Kobe and Kidd on the lakers. KG,VC,RJ on the Nets. But also VC is bound to be traded during the trade deadline possibly. Also might as well let the Nets start rebuilding now and get some nice players in the draft sine these next few drafts have very nice players then just letting everyone retire.
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">I love both the Nets & Lakers so if Kidd goes to the Lakers, that'll only increase my love for the team.</span>
Right HongKong. This is the better move for the Nets. Their moving to Brooklyn soon and it's better to start over again with expiring contracts, young talent and picks. Trading Kidd is the first thing they need to do with his large contract. The deal is suitable as it contains expiring deals, young players and picks. Obviously Nets are going to suck after the trade, but that's the point of rebuilding. Plus, with the possible Kidd trade and Vince walking. Nets start anew and with a better cap relief to start moving forward towards building another team. It fits in nicely with their move to another city.What do you guys expect Nets to do. Sit on Kidd who right now has injury concerns, age and wait for a better deal. It's not happening, plus keeping him, Nets stay pat and are mediocre. They will amount to nothing and all their doing is prolonging the rebuilding process.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ Feb 20 2007, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why not? if Kidd is 34 and the Nets are trying to get somewhere why not trade Kidd? How else are they ever going to get a prospect in their frontcourt? Im sorry, but if you want to wait out Jefferson and Carter to carry this team again you are a crazy man. Who is there to rebound, score downlow, and become a defensive force for them?</div>It is one thing to trade him for good young talent and its another just to give him away because some team is offering their junk. Farmar may be good but the Nets already have Marcus Williams I don't see the point in trading for a back up, Kwame Brown is bordering that line as a bust even Phil Jackson can't get through to him and Chris Mihm is nothing but an expiring contract in a season where the best FA to be is currently on the Nets roster. Is a pick somewhere between 25-30 really good enough to off-set the lack of talent NJ gets in return? Now if they were getting Odom or Bynum back in return it would be different but LA has been saying they won't part with either. Kidd's trade value definately is more then what the Lakers are "offering".
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Feb 20 2007, 08:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Right HongKong. This is the better move for the Nets. Their moving to Brooklyn soon and it's better to start over again with expiring contracts, young talent and picks. Trading Kidd is the first thing they need to do with his large contract. The deal is suitable as it contains expiring deals, young players and picks. Obviously Nets are going to suck after the trade, but that's the point of rebuilding. Plus, with the possible Kidd trade and Vince walking. Nets start anew and with a better cap relief to start moving forward towards building another team. It fits in nicely with their move to another city.What do you guys expect Nets to do. Sit on Kidd who right now has injury concerns, age and wait for a better deal. It's not happening, plus keeping him, Nets stay pat and are mediocre. They will amount to nothing and all their doing is prolonging the rebuilding process.</div>Agreed.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Diawsome @ Feb 20 2007, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is one thing to trade him for good young talent and its another just to give him away because some team is offering their junk. Farmar may be good but the Nets already have Marcus Williams I don't see the point in trading for a back up, Kwame Brown is bordering that line as a bust even Phil Jackson can't get through to him and Chris Mihm is nothing but an expiring contract in a season where the best FA to be is currently on the Nets roster. Is a pick somewhere between 25-30 really good enough to off-set the lack of talent NJ gets in return? Now if they were getting Odom or Bynum back in return it would be different but LA has been saying they won't part with either. Kidd's trade value definately is more then what the Lakers are "offering".</div>Because Kidd is on the decline, he is 37 in a couple of years for heaven sakes. Both Chris Mihm and Kwame Brown are both capable bangers, and 10 and 10 players, which is exactly what the Nets are lacking. No one is trading a good young player, good role player for this guy in any case, because no one wants an old player who is not bound to get better and who is soon to be injury prone, when a team trades for an old player, they are never going to get anything good in return. Jason Kidd is never going to be involved in a blockbuster deal unless a third party is involved.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cavsrules @ Feb 20 2007, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Obviously, when you got the best player in the NBA, and top five Point Guard in the NBA. It's gonna be scary, and for L.A shake, if this trade does happen, it works out.I Actually think it would work well for L.A, I don't know about them making a championship run, the West is just so hard to make the finals. I believe the Mavs are gonna be front runners for the Finals, and they are right now. L.A better be ready to make a huge run, because Kidd only has so much left in the tank.</div>Thank god a Cavs fan who admits Kobe is better then LeBron.As for the trade......DO IT MITCH!Mihm has done nothing for us this year. Kwame is hurt. McKie has done nothing. Farmar may be good but not as good as Kidd. Bynum/TuriafOdom/Turiaf/CookWalton/Evans/RadmanKobe/Evans/SashaKidd/Smush/Sasha
Bucher just reported on sportscenter, that everyone is on board. That is, Nets owner, Lakers owner, Mitch K., have all signed off on it. Hold up is Thorne, he wants Bynum too finish it off.* He also said, kidd wants the trade to happen.But I don't buy this. Does New Jersey management seriously think the Lakers would trade their future bigman for Kidd, who only has a few years left? I just think New Jersey is holding off until the last second to see what their options are.
Yeah unless they give us Richard Jefferson in the deal to we aren't trading Bynum. I hope we get a good filler too like Jason Collins because losing 2 big seven footers isn't a good idea when you go up against teams like Phoenix and Dallas.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ Feb 20 2007, 11:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Thank god a Cavs fan who admits Kobe is better then LeBron.</div>Actually, if anyone thinks other wise, they obviously don't know to much about the game of basketball. You can fight back and forth about the call 'who is better'. But it's obviously Kobe Bryant. James is gonna need to be around the league a Lil longer before anyone can talk about it, IMO. James very well could be better then Bryant down the road, but we just are gonna have to wait and see.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ Feb 20 2007, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Because Kidd is on the decline, he is 37 in a couple of years for heaven sakes. Both Chris Mihm and Kwame Brown are both capable bangers, and 10 and 10 players, which is exactly what the Nets are lacking. No one is trading a good young player, good role player for this guy in any case, because no one wants an old player who is not bound to get better and who is soon to be injury prone, when a team trades for an old player, they are never going to get anything good in return. Jason Kidd is never going to be involved in a blockbuster deal unless a third party is involved.</div>The problem with them is that people still are judging them on potential. Both of them have been in the league for 5-6 years and have yet to show any promise to that potential and on top of that they both haven't been able to stay healthy. They are both past that point where you have to start wondering if they ever will realize that potential. If you are giving up an all star point guard who still has 3-4 years of quality basketball left in him you have to get more then that in return.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ Feb 21 2007, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah unless they give us Richard Jefferson in the deal to we aren't trading Bynum. I hope we get a good filler too like Jason Collins because losing 2 big seven footers isn't a good idea when you go up against teams like Phoenix and Dallas.</div>HAHA! If you guys wanted RJ too, you'd need to trade Odom, not Bynum. RJ is a proven all star talent, and still has more upside to him. Bynum is still very unproven and could end up being a bust.But anyway, I love Kidd, and have lived in NJ all my life. The Nets always sucked until he came and changed EVERYTHING. Once the Nets decide to trade him, it's rebuilding time for the next 5 years, or even longer. But, if he is to be traded, I'd love to see him go to LA and have a chance to win with one of my other favorite players, Kobe.
