Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd

NBAManager|Dallas Mavericks
United StatesMarch 23, 1973

Biography

Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards and passers of all time, Kidd was a 10-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks and was a two-time gold medal winner in the Olympics with the U.S. national team in 2000 and 2008. He was inducted as a player into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In October 2021, Kidd was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Kidd played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was drafted second overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft. He was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season with the Mavericks, along with Grant Hill. Then, from 1996 to 2001, Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns and later for the New Jersey Nets from 2001 to 2008. He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 2002 and 2003. In the middle of the 2007–08 season, Kidd was traded back to Dallas. At age 38, Kidd won his only NBA championship when Dallas defeated Miami in the 2011 finals. He finished his playing career in 2013 with the New York Knicks. The following season, he became the head coach of the Nets, who had relocated from New Jersey to Brooklyn. After one season, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he coached for four seasons until he was fired mid-season in 2018. After a season off, he was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won an NBA championship in 2020; he reunited with the Mavericks organization in 2021 to become the franchise’s head coach, reaching the Western Conference Finals in his first season there. Kidd's ability to pass and rebound made him a regular triple-double threat, and he retired ranked third all-time in the NBA for regular season triple-doubles with a career total of 107 and third in playoff triple-doubles with a career total of 11. He ranks second on the NBA all-time lists in career assists and steals and 13th in three-point field goals made.

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Jason Kidd — NBA Manager for Dallas Mavericks
Jason Kidd — NBA Manager for Dallas Mavericks

Career Timeline

1973personal

Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basket...

Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1994career

Kidd played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was drafte...

Kidd played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was drafted second overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft.

1996career

Then, from 1996 to 2001, Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns and later for the N...

Then, from 1996 to 2001, Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns and later for the New Jersey Nets from 2001 to 2008.

2000career

national team in 2000 and 2008.

2002career

He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 2002 and 2003.

2007career

In the middle of the 2007–08 season, Kidd was traded back to Dallas.

2011achievement

He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks and wa...

He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks and was a two-time gold medal winner in the Olympics with the U.S.

2011achievement

At age 38, Kidd won his only NBA championship when Dallas defeated Miami in t...

At age 38, Kidd won his only NBA championship when Dallas defeated Miami in the 2011 finals.

2013career

He finished his playing career in 2013 with the New York Knicks.

2018career

After one season, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he coached for ...

After one season, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he coached for four seasons until he was fired mid-season in 2018.

2020achievement

After a season off, he was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, wit...

After a season off, he was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won an NBA championship in 2020; he reunited with the Mavericks organization in 2021 to become the franchise’s head coach, reaching the Western Conference Finals in his first season there.

2021career

In October 2021, Kidd was honored as one of the league's greatest players of ...

In October 2021, Kidd was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Achievements

2011

He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks and wa...

He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks and was a two-time gold medal winner in the Olympics with the U.S.

2011

At age 38, Kidd won his only NBA championship when Dallas defeated Miami in t...

At age 38, Kidd won his only NBA championship when Dallas defeated Miami in the 2011 finals.

2020

After a season off, he was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, wit...

After a season off, he was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won an NBA championship in 2020; he reunited with the Mavericks organization in 2021 to become the franchise’s head coach, reaching the Western Conference Finals in his first season there.

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