Jason Kidd

thumb|Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, Kidd was a 10-time NBA All-Star, a six-time All-NBA 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 has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice: in 2018 for his individual career, and in 2025 as a member of the Redeem Team. In 2021, Kidd was honored as one of the league's greatest players by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Quotes I'm a rookie, I go from being one of the oldest players in the league to now a rookie coach. I'm very excited about the challenge. I think being here in Brooklyn we have a special opportunity to achieve that status as to being a championship-type-caliber team, and I'm looking forward to being part of that, helping with the structure and sharing things I [brought to the table] as a player such as being unselfish, communicating and being tough, and hopefully I can get that across to the guys. Yes, I have a lot to learn about coaching, But when I played the game, I felt like I was an extension of the coach. Now I look at Deron to be that guy. We wanna be a team that wins 50 games on a regular basis. My jump shot was definitely a weakness, but I didn't come into the league as a shooter, and I guess I left as a non-shooter, For me, it's just a matter of working hard. When we played Mark in New York, I went up to him before the game and said,Thank You, Because he did give guys the opportunity, kind of cracked the door open for guys to be able to go into coaching because of the success that he's had. When you look at some other guys that have done it, Larry Bird, so there are guys out there that have done it, and hopefully I can carry that torch and have that same kind of success. Jason Kidd introduced by Nets, June 14 2013 External links Category:Basketball coaches from the United States Category:1973 births Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:Olympic gold medalists Category:Living people Category:People from San Francisco Category:African Americans Category:Sports executives and administrators