Jason Frederick Kidd is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kidd played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. He was drafted second overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft. Kidd was a 10-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-timeNBA All-Defensive Team member. He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Dallas Mavericks. He also won two gold medals in the Olympics with the U.S. national team in 2000 and 2008.
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Jason Frederick Kidd is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Kidd played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. He was drafted second overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft. Kidd was a 10-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-timeNBA All-Defensive Team member. He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Dallas Mavericks. He also won two gold medals in the Olympics with the U.S. national team in 2000 and 2008. In 2013, he became the head coach of the Nets, who had relocated from New Jersey to Brooklyn. He coached the Bucks for four seasons until he was fired mid-season in 2018. He retired ranked third all-time in the NBA for regular season triple-doubles with a career total of 107. He ranks second on the NBA all- time lists in career assists and steals and ninth in 3-point field goals made. Kidd’s father, Steve, was African-American, and his mother, Anne, is Irish-American. Kidd is the son of Steve Kidd and Anne Kidd, and was born in San Francisco, and raised in an upper middle class section of Oakland. He attended St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, under the guidance of coach Frank LaPorte. Kidd led the Pilots to consecutive state championships, averaging 25 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 7 steals his senior season.
As a youth, Kidd was highly scouted for AAU teams and tourneys, garnering various all-star and MVP awards. In his first year playing for the Golden Bears, Kidd averaged 13.0 points, 7. 7 assists, 4. 9 rebounds, and 3. 8 steals per game which earned him national Freshman of the Year honors and a spot on the All-Pac-10 team. He continued his success as a sophomore, tallying averages of 16. 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3. 3 steals, 1.1 assists, and 1.8 steals. Kidd also set a school record for most steals by a freshman and set school records for most assists in a season, while also leading the nation in that category. The Golden Bears made the NCAA Tournament again as a fifth seed, but was upset by Wisconsin’s Dick Bennett’s Green Bay Green. Kidd became the first Cal player to be so named since 1968, as well as the most Pac-10 Player of the year. 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. On January 31, 2012,. Kidd was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald’s All Americans.
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