Jason Kidd

Jason Frederick Kidd known as J-Kidd (born the March 23rd 1973 with San Francisco) is a player of Basket-ball evolving/moving in the team NBA of the New Jersey Nets.

He is regarded as one of best the leader of play in activity, and is recognized for his capacity to return the best teams in whom he evolves/moves. He proved it by carrying out twice the New Jersey Nets finally NBA, in 2002 and 2003. Its excellent capacity with the rebound is worth to him to be one accustomed of the Triple-double S (to reach at least 10 units in three statistical categories at the time of a match). Its vision of the play, its altruism and its qualities with the rebound make of him a frightening player, nevertheless weakened by its inconsistence with the shooting.

Biography

Jason Kidd evolves/moves in the university of Berkeley in California before being registered with the draft 1994. It is selected in second position by the Dallas Mavericks behind Glenn Robinson. There it gains this year the better title of rookie of the year to equality of voice with Grant Hill, of the Detroit Pistons. It then forms in Dallas the trio of the “three J” with Jimmy Jackson and Jamal Mashburn. The talent of these three players seems to promise beautiful days in Dallas, but various disagreements will lead to the dispersion of the core.

Kidd is then transferred to the Phoenix Suns against Michael Finley, A.C. Green and Sam Cassell during the season 1996-97.

It remains in Phoenix four seasons and half, where it is one of the dominant leaders of the league, taking part regularly in the All-Star Range, named on several occasions in the All NBA First TEAM , and leading the league to the decisive master keys.

But if its qualities make it possible Suns to reach the play-offs each year, Kidd does not manage to bring its team until finally. It is again transferred during the intersaison 2001 against Stephon Marbury. With Marbury, Suns do not reach the play-offs for the first time of 14 years.

In 2001-2002 it leads the New Jersey Nets to suprenant assessment of 52-30, in play-off it finally carries out the team until NBA which the Nets lose against Los Angeles Lakers on the score of 4-0, the same year it finishes second with the vote for the title of MVP, behind Tim Duncan.

In 2002-2003, after one season finished on the assessment of 49-33, the Nets again find finally NBA, but are beaten 4-2 by the San Antonio Spurs.

The repurchase of the club in 2004 pushes the frankness to separate key players (Kenyon Martin, Kerry Kittles) to reduce the costs, without any significant player in return. Kidd, dissatisfied, request to be transferred. The Nets make nevertheless efforts to satisfy it by recovering Vince Carter, in disgrace with Toronto, lasting the season 2004-05.

Successive clubs

1994 - 1996:
1996 - 2001:
2001 :

Prize list

8 times NBA All Star in 1996,1998,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2007
All NBA First TEAM:

* 5 times in the major first five in 1999,2000,2001,2002,2004

* 1 time in the major second five in 2003

8 times selected for the best defensive selection:

* First five major: 1999,2001,2002,2006

* Second five major: 2000,2003,2004,2005

Co-Rookie NBA of the year in 1995 with Grant Hill
major First five of rookie in 1995
5 times better frontier runner of league NBA: 1999 (10.8), 2000 (10.1), 2001 (9.8), 2003 (8.9), 2004 (9.2)
3 times better frontier runner of league NBA of many total master keys: 1999 (539), 2001 (753), 2003 (711)
Better number of inteceptions over the season 2002 (175)

One of the three players of all the history of the NBA to have recorded at least 13,000 points, 6,000 rebounds, and 8,000 master keys during its career, the others are Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson.
Third with the classification of the Triple-double number of S recorded with 91 dated November 28th, 2007, behind Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson.
With Robertson Oscar in 1962, he is also the only player to have finished the plays-offs with an average into triple-double in 2007 (14,6 pts, 10,9 rbds, 10,9 master keys)

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