Jason Kidd met with the Nets' hierarchy at the team's practice facility yesterday and voiced his concern about the state of the team and its future direction.
According to an Eastern Conference official, Kidd did not demand a trade. However, he did not back off from the idea that he may be better off going to a team that has a legitimate chance to win a title.
Led by incoming owner Bruce C. Ratner, the Nets attempted to smooth the quasi-crisis with Kidd by pointing to next summer, when the team will have several draft picks and be under the salary cap by enough to go after a star player. The Nets may then still be in the market to fill the void left when Kenyon Martin was signed and traded to Denver.
According to a Nets official, after Kenyon Martin was dealt, Kidd asked the team to trade him.
"If Jason has any demands, I'm sure he will make them public," said Nets CEO Rod Thorn.
Kidd could be dealt to Dallas. The Mavericks are offering Antoine Walker, whose contract expires at the end of next season, in return.
Kidd has a surgically repaired knee and 5 years remaining on his maximum contract.
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Richard Jefferson will tough it out with the New Jersey Nets this season in hope of being rewarded with a big contract extension this summer from penny-pinching Nets owner Bruce Ratner. He will not demand a trade even if Jason Kidd is shipped out.
"I'm in a difficult position also, because even if I try and play out the year to go someplace else, the Nets are going to have $30 million in cap room," Jefferson said. "So if the Nets want to keep me, I'd pretty much have to demand a trade or say something to get out. But what sense does that make? That doesn't make much sense."
Jefferson will also not try to talk Jason Kidd out of demanding a trade.
"I have so much respect for [Kidd]," Jefferson said. "I owe a lot of my success to him. He's put me in this position I am right now. He's my mentor. He's shown me how to work, shown me how to handle myself, shown me how to carry myself. It would be unfortunate [if Kidd were traded]. But he's going to do what's best for his family, and the only thing I can do is thank him."
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In the wake of the mass exodus going on in New Jersey, vacationing point guard Jason Kidd has let it be known through the grapevine that he'd have no problem with the Nets exiling him to the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs or Dallas Mavericks. The Nets, opting not to match the Denver Nuggets' massive offer to Kenyon Martin, are in a "re-loading" stage, also having jettisoned longtime starting shooting guard Kerry Kittles in a cap-cutting trade to the Los Angeles Clippers and reportedly asking injured center Alonzo Mourning to shelve any idea of a return.
The Spurs aren't expected to have the financial flexibility to trade for Kidd, who nearly signed outright with the club last summer as a free agent. New deals for forward Tim Duncan, guards Brent Barry and Manu Ginobili and center Rasho Nesterovic make money tough to come by.
The Lakers don't appear interested in taking on Kidd's contract, which would impair their cap for many more years when coupled with the contract Kobe Bryant just signed.
Kidd's best bet may be the Mavericks, where he started his career, but owner Mark Cuban's hesitancy to top incumbent Steve Nash's $36 million offer from the Phoenix Suns makes absorbing the five years and $90 million left owed Kidd, recovering from knee surgery, a long shot.
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Nets Jul 2004 Archive
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Dave D'Alessandro of the Newark Star-Ledger | Jul 30, 2004
The New Jersey Nets presumably will dissuade star center Alonzo Mourning from returning to the team, even though he has been in the gym almost daily for the past two months.
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The Star-Ledger | Jul 30, 2004
Jason Kidd has reportedly returned home from holiday in Mexico demanding to speak to Bruce Ratner.
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ESPN | Jul 29, 2004
Kerry Kittles is now a Clipper after 8 seasons with the New Jersey Nets.
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New York Post | Jul 29, 2004
The New Jersey Nets are making moves and the ownership group could be approved on Friday.
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New York Post | Jul 28, 2004
"I'm still upset about it," said Thomas about the hard foul he took from the New Jersey Nets’ center during the playoffs last season.
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New York Times | Jul 28, 2004
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Bergen Record | Jul 27, 2004
The very active and very fiscally responsible Nets are reportedly speaking to the Cavs about acquiring Dajuan Wagner and Eric Williams for shooting guard Kerry Kittles.
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ESPN | Jul 26, 2004
The New Jersey Nets have reached an agreement with 2002 first-round pick Nenad Krstic, his agent, David Bauman, told ESPN Insider Chad Ford on Monday.
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Yahoo! | Jul 26, 2004
Former Nets forward Jayson Williams dodged the law when on trial for manslaughter, but now he will have to contend with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, involving an incident that occured in 2001.
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New York Post | Jul 26, 2004
Now that Shareef Abdur-Rahim is out of their grasp, the New Jersey Nets are still trying to trade guard Kerry Kittles, now setting their sights on Clippers backup bigman Chris Wilcox according to a report in today's New York Post by Marc Berman.
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The Star Ledger | Jul 22, 2004
The Haggling continues over a potential trade that would send the career 20-point a game center, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, over to New Jersey.
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New York Post | Jul 20, 2004
With one of their “big three” now in Denver sleeping on a big pile of money, the Nets are reeling to find someone to replace him.
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New York Post | Jul 19, 2004
The early word is that the Nets self-destructed by making one of the worst trades in NBA history, dumping Kenyon Martin and getting back three draft picks in return.
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New York Times | Jul 18, 2004
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, the forgotten man in Portland, appears to be putting his hand up to becoming Kenyon Martin's replacement in New Jersey.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Jul 17, 2004
If you listen to the New Jersey Nets then you might think that they lost Kenyon Martin thanks to the front loaded offer made by the Denver Nuggets writes Brad Parks, but according to Martin's agent it never had to be this way.
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Boston Herald | Jul 17, 2004
The Boston Celtics are interested in bringing forward Eric Williams back for a third tour of duty, holding discussions with the Cleveland Cavalier about a potential sign and trade, but at this stage the stumbling block appears to be Chucky Atkins.
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nuggets.com | Jul 15, 2004
Kenyon Martin will now be receiving lob passes from Andre Miller in Denver after he was traded Thursday
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New York Post | Jul 15, 2004
Denver re-started its sign and trade talks with Kenyon Martin last night, this coming off of rumors that the deal was off.
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New York Post | Jul 15, 2004
Sign-and-trade talks between the Nets and Nuggets for Kenyon Martin are back on and it now seems very likely that Martin will be heading in the Mile High direction for a seven-year, maximum-salary contract worth as much as $105 million.
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New York Times | Jul 15, 2004
No Denver Nugget offer sheet to Kenyon Martin was received in the Nets' New Jersey offices and apparently none has been made.
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New York Post | Jul 14, 2004
In the proposed contract for Kenyon Martin, there will be a hefty signing bonus to frontload the deal, a 15% trade kicker, and of course the maximum permissible salary under the cap.
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ESPN | Jul 14, 2004
In the hopes of discouraging New Jersey from matching the deal, the Denver Nuggets have included one of the largest signing bonuses in NBA history -- one worth at least $15 million -- in the six-year, approximately $82.
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New York Post | Jul 13, 2004
Even though two teams are trying to take Kenyon Martin away from the Nets, it's unlikely New Jersey will just let him go.
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New York Times | Jul 12, 2004
Kenyon Martin has a couple of maximum contract offers on the table.
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ESPN | Jul 11, 2004
The Denver Nuggets ramped up their pursuit of Nets restricted free agent Kenyon Martin on Sunday, engaging in day-long sign-and-trade discussions with New Jersey, league sources told ESPN Insider Chad Ford on Sunday evening.
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ESPN | Jul 11, 2004
The Denver Nuggets have decided to extend a lucrative six-year offer sheet to restricted free agent Kenyon Martin and are expected to formally present the offer to Martin on Sunday, ESPN.
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New York Post | Jul 11, 2004
There are new indications that the Denver Nuggets might not even make an offer to free-agent Kenyon Martin, thinking that the New Jersey Nets may simply match any offer sheet Martin signs.
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New York Times | Jul 11, 2004
After returning to New Jersey yesterday from tours of Denver and Atlanta, Kenyon Martin's future is as uncertain as when he left for the trip.
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New York Times | Jul 10, 2004
It seems that Kenyon Martin will get the maximum offer under the salary cap that he thinks he deserves.
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ESPN | Jul 9, 2004
"The Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night extended a six-year maximum contract offer to restricted free agent Kenyon Martin, ESPN.
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New York Post | Jul 9, 2004
Despite a sense of doom, there are some encouraging signs that the Nets will win the K-Mart sweepstakes and retain the star forward.
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ESPN | Jul 8, 2004
Utah Jazz GM Kevin O'Connor told ESPN Insider Chad Ford that the Jazz and Kenyon Martin mutally agreed to cancel his free agent visit to Utah on Thursday.
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nj.com | Jul 7, 2004
Kenyon Martin will be visiting the Nuggets on Wednesday and according to Denver star Carmello Anthony, K-Mart likes the idea of playing for them.
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New York Post | Jul 7, 2004
The Nets will have some experienced players on their summer league roster, including John Wallace, Jeff Trepagnier and Donny Marshall.
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New York Post | Jul 4, 2004
If you're a Nets fan, you're hoping that new owner Bruce Ratner is telling the truth.
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New York Post | Jul 3, 2004
Jason Kidd's knee surgery was a success and the Nets may have come upon an unexpected cash windfall when Rodney Rogers surprisingly did not excercise the final year on his contract.
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New York Times | Jul 3, 2004
Bruce C.
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New York Times | Jul 2, 2004
Jason Kidd underwent micro-fracture surgery on his left knee yesterday.
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New York Post | Jul 1, 2004
The Nets' coaching staff is filling out as team has hired John Kuester from the world champion Detroit Pistons.
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NY Daily News | Jul 1, 2004
According to a Nets source, Jason Kidd will undergo surgery on his left knee today or tomorrow.
