Kidd to Dallas may finally get done

After a strange few days of negotiations, it looks like the New Jersey Nets are finally sending star point guard Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks.

Earlier in the week, it was reported that Kidd was headed to Dallas along with Malik Allen for Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Jerry Stackhouse, Devean George, and two first-round draft picks. However, George vetoed the trade, sending both parties back to the drawing board.

Then, when word got out that Stackhouse was going to be bought out by New Jersey and then sign back with the Mavericks after 30 days, the NBA reportedly stepped in and refused to allow that to happen with thoughts that the deal may had been pre-arranged.

The newest version of the trade has Kidd and Allen going to Dallas for Harris, Diop, Ager, Trenton Hassell, and retired forward Keith Van Horn, who the Mavericks will throw into the deal to make contracts match.

Kidd was drafted by Dallas and spent the first two-and-a-half years of his career there. He was dealt to the Phoenix Suns in the 1996-97 campaign where he would go on to play four-and-a-half seasons. The All-Star was then traded to the Nets during the summer of 2001 for Stephon Marbury and others. Kidd played six-and-a-half seasons in New Jersey, leading the Nets to the NBA Finals twice during that span and never failing to make the playoffs.