Jason Kidd - a future member of the NBA Hall of Fame

Jason Kidd - the legendary American basketball player who played for a number of NBA teams, and now works as a coach in the "Milwaukee Bucks".

Early career

A future legend of the National Basketball Association, was born March 23, 1973 in California. From 1992 to 1994, a young man played for the University of California at Berkeley. Growth Jason Kidd is 1 meter 93 cm. Throughout his career, he played at the position point guard.

Jason Kidd - a future member of the NBA Hall of Fame

Already in his first season in basketball at the college level, Jason Kidd made a hundred and ten interceptions, which was a record for the league newcomer. As a basketball player made 222 assists, thereby setting a record of his university.

In his second season, Jason Kidd was able to improve their personal performance. 272 assists made him the player of the tournament Hrazdan. In 2004, the home arena, "Golden Bears" was placed T-shirt with number 5, under which acted Jason Kidd.

NBA Draft

Draft 1994 almost gave the world the great basketball players. Jason Kidd was the only one of the players of that period, which can get into the Hall of Fame of the National Basketball Association.

Kidd was selected under the second peak in the first round of the lottery. Command selected Jason, was the "Dallas Mavericks". Texas team could not get into the NBA playoffs for four years.

"Dallas Mavericks"

In the season prior to the arrival of Jason Kidd, the Texans lost sixty-four games in the regular season, which was the second best result in the history of the franchise existence. Kidd was able to significantly improve team play and get in the championship prize as the best newcomer of the year.

Jason Kidd - a future member of the NBA Hall of Fame

In 1996, the club has a new owner who traded Kidd. Jason, along with Tony Dumas and Loren Meyer went to the "Phoenix". In the opposite direction went A. C. Green, Michael Finley and Sam Cassell.

"Phoenix Suns"

In Phoenix, Kidd has managed several times to become the best assistant of the regular season. In 1999 Jason Kidd was included in the team of the Association of Defense of stars, as well as the team of NBA stars.

In 1998, 2000 and 2001, Kidd participated in the All-Star Game. However, basketball was not in the "Sons" and went to the club of the Eastern Conference. Kidd became the new team "New Jersey Nets", here he played from 2001 to 2008.

"New Jersey Nets"

The team from New Jersey's Jason Kidd has become a true legend of the National Basketball Association. In his first season he could win the prize as the most valuable player league, but lost this title centering "San Antonio" Tim Duncan. Outstanding performance Kidd transformed the "Nets" in most of the contenders for victory in the NBA, but before the start of the championship team was among the outsiders.

Jason Kidd - a future member of the NBA Hall of Fame

Jason Kidd was able to bring his team to the Eastern Conference finals, victory in which it has become the first in the history of the franchise. In the final opponent, "Nets" have become the "Lakers", led by the great Phil Jackson. As part of "Los Angeles" were the two main stars of NBA - Kobe Bryant and Shaquille. The team from California managed to win over the team of Jason Kidd.

In the 2002/03 season, Kidd showed their best personal results in your career. Point guard averaged 18, 7 points per game, and did almost nine assists, making him the leader of the regular season.

A triple-double, Kidd made in the spring of 2007, made it possible to repeat the achievement of basketball great Michael Jordan - 10 points, 16 rebounds and 18 assists. The following season, Jason became only the third basketball player who was able to make three consecutive triple-doubles.

Returning to the "Mavericks" and the end of his career

In February 2008 Jason Kidd returned to the team that selected him in the draft, and signed in the summer from the "Mavericks" new contract with the 25-timillionnoy wages. Two years later, Kidd made 11 000th transmission in his professional career.

Jason Kidd - a future member of the NBA Hall of Fame

Season 2011/12 was the most important in basketball career. In the NBA Finals, "Dallas", the leader of which, in addition to Kidd, was a famous German Dirk Nowitzki managed to win, "Miami Heat", which was gathered a great Trio - Wade, James, Bosh. It was the last club was the main contender to win in the NBA. At the end of the season Kidd retired from "Dallas" and signed a contract for three years with the "Knicks" where did 12,000th transfer and ended his basketball career.

Kidd coach

After that, immediately began coaching career of Jason Kidd. In 2013, ex-basketball player became the head coach of "Brooklyn". The team led by legendary player could not get any higher achievements. "Nets" could not win the fight for getting into the playoffs championship.

After one season, Kidd left the post of head coach of the team from the suburbs of New York City and went to work in the "Milwaukee Bucks", where he is a coach and now. Under the direction of Jason Kidd, "Bucks" consistently get into the playoffs.

Jason Kidd - a future member of the NBA Hall of Fame

In the last season wards Kidd took second place in the Central Division, behind "Cleveland". In the playoffs, the team came to the sixth position in the conference. In the first round of games on the fly "Bucks" lost "Toronto" 4-2.