It is reported that “It’s pretty obvious that decision already has been made. The owner apparently wants him back. The general manager wants him back. The coach is begging both of them to bring him back.

It’s really just a matter of the two sides getting together on a new contract at this point.
"If you want to be successful in the postseason, you have to have a great quarterback," GM Donnie Nelson said Friday. "Jason provides that.

"Jason is really the straw that stirs the drink as far as getting guys in the right position, and that’s just the on-the-court stuff. The off-the-court stuff is even more important. Guys in the locker room know they’re going to get great leadership [from Kidd] every night."

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It is reported that “The Mavericks can pay Kidd more than virtually all other NBA teams this summer. The teams that could compete for him financially are not championship quality.
Said Nelson: "We have every intention of having him back with the Mavericks."
Which makes sense. The Mavericks gave up a young, All-Star point guard in Devin Harris, plus two first-round draft picks in last year’s trade for Kidd.
To let him walk after a year and a half with only a trip to the second round of the playoffs to show for it (so far) would make the trade look bad for the Mavericks. And they already have taken a hit in the court of public opinion for doing it. “

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