Jason Kidd finally traded to the Dallas Mavericks

FINALLY. Now we can move on with the rest of our lives and enjoy the second half of NBA hoops.

Jason Kidd was finally traded to the Dallas Mavericks a couple of days ago, adding to this series of HUGE trades in the 2007-08 NBA basketball season. And we thought Garnett's exodus to Boston was the BIGGEST trade we'll ever see this year.

With Jason Kidd going back to the team that originally drafted him, the Dallas Mavericks will finally have a prototypical point guard running the offense again since they lost Steve Nash to Phoenix.

Can J-Kidd lead the Dallas Mavericks towards the NBA title? I don't know about that. It remains to be seen too if Kidd's aging legs can still carry a team to the NBA finals. One thing's for sure though, the rest of the Mavericks can expect the basketball coming right at 'em every single time they are on the floor. And that's whether they're open or not.

''I've always felt my teammates are always open,'' Jason Kidd said. ''When you think it's not coming, then that's when it is. It's exciting. It's new. It's different and you don't have time to rest in the West because if you lose a game you can drop a couple spots.''

Yes kid, (pun intended... although you can't really call the guy KID anymore right?..) that's what happens when you're in the West.

Jason Kidd finished the 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend as a member of the New Jersey Nets. When business resumed as usual after the festivities in New Orleans, he found out that he will be playing for Mark Cuban and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks.

''There's no waiting. There's no period of him learning. He's going to jump right in there,'' Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson said. ''We know what we're going to do and we'll see how it works.''

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San Antonio Spurs EVEN +350

Cleveland Cavaliers EVEN +1,300

Boston Celtics EVEN +450

Detroit Pistons EVEN +1,000

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