A high-placed NBA front office source said the Nets and Mavericks have not yet finalized a deal that would grant Jason Kidd his wish, sending him to Dallas in a swap that appeared only days ago to be longshot. But it appears that's where Kidd is heading, as soon as details are worked out.
ESPN.com's Marc Stein first reported that the Nets and Mavericks have agreed in principle to the blockbuster deal sending Kidd and Malik Allen to Dallas for Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Devean George and Maurice Ager. New Jersey also will reportedly get cash and two first-round picks -- this year and in 2010.
It is a ransom for Kidd, 34, for whom front office sources have indicated as recently as last week the Nets weren't getting much more than expiring contracts offered in return. Dallas owner Mark Cuban was the latest to play poker, telling Nets writers Sunday before New Jersey played Dallas that there was virtually no chance of Kidd landing in Dallas.
"For us to make the numbers work in a deal like that, we'd have to trade away half the team," Cuban said. "We're not doing that, so it just doesn't work. And we like our team. We've got a lot of room for improvement and we hope to get better. But right now, I just don't see anything happening."
Stay tuned for more updates and confirmation.
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Are you with the stat-geeks (aka John Hollinger) who think this is a terrible deal for Dallas?