Kidd expected to demand trade out of Jersey
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Is Jason Kidd on the way out in New Jersey?
A day after shipping Kerry Kittles to the Clippers for a second-round pick, the fire sale might not be over for the Nets.
Jason Kidd is reportedly unhappy with the direction the Nets are going. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE / GettyImages)
The Newark Star-Ledger is quoting a Nets team official as saying that Kidd returned from his Mexican vacation Thursday and immediately sought out a meeting with new owner Bruce Ratner. Kidd is expected to request a trade at that meeting.
Kidd is reportedly angered that Kittles, his backcourt teammate, was shipped out and is ready to play for a new team.
A friend of Kidd's said, "He took the Nets' money because they told him they were going to try to win the championship — false pretenses. Knowing Jason, he'll want out. I'd bet that he's not playing until they trade him."
New Jersey has now lost three of its top seven players (Kenyon Martin, Rodney Rogers and Kittles) and have received zero players in return. Payroll has been slashed from $62 million to its present $47.5 million and could go even lower.
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But Kidd not happy with team's direction
According to a pair of reports in NewYork newspapers, Nets point guard Jason Kidd didn't demand a trade during a stormy meeting Friday night with prospective owner Bruce Ratner and CEO Rod Thorn.
But it may only be a matter of time.
"He's very upset, obviously," one source told the New York Post. "He doesn't feel good about what's happened and if they can't show him they'll be competitive, he wants out and might demand a trade. This is not what he signed on for."
The New York Daily News also reported that Kidd had not yet requested to be dealt, but that he would welcome a trade to a contender, possibly even his former employers in Dallas.
Meanwhile, the Nets are going about trying to put together a roster that would keep their disgruntled point guard happy while compensating for the loss (at bargain basement prices, no less) of Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles.
They'll begin by trying to sign Richard Jefferson to a contract extension. According to the Daily News, the Nets are thinking about offering the Olympian a six-year deal in the $70 to $75 million range, well short of the maximum of $84 million the team can pay him.
The Nets are also expected to sign a pair of free agents this week in forward Eric Williams and guard Eric Mercer.
Will that be enough to keep Kidd from changing his mind and demanding to be dealt? Time will only tell.
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