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February 14, 2007
'Extremely remote' odds for Kidd deal
LA Times reporter Mike Bresnahan is reporting that Jason Kidd is one of Caring Bruce's favorite players and thus will not be traded unless Kidd asks the big man himself, despite all sorts of trading rumors during the past several weeks:
For days, the rumor mill has been heating up with talk of the Lakers and New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd.
On Tuesday, however, a source with knowledge of the situation said it was "extremely remote" that a trade would take place between the Lakers and Nets.
Kidd is a particular favorite of Nets owner Bruce Ratner and would not be traded unless he went to Ratner and asked to be moved — an unlikely scenario, said a source familiar with Kidd's thinking.
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More than a month ago, the Nets made a round of phone calls during a losing streak to see if teams would be interested in some of their players, a source said. The Lakers, like many teams, wanted to talk about Kidd.
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The Nets, for their part, are still a contender in the weak Atlantic Division and haven't officially decided if they should break up their team. Previous rounds of calls have been mainly to test the water.
Posted by lumi at February 14, 2007 7:32 AM