With many around the league waiting for free agency to kick off at midnight, whether curious to see what happens with LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony—all of whom opted out of their contracts in hopes of competing for NBA championships—or waiting to see what teams establish themselves as 2014-15 contenders, some teams are already making moves.
Enter the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets.
As you’ve likely heard by now, the Bucks have agreed to trade two second-round draft picks to the Nets for the right sign Jason Kidd as their new head coach. If you hadn’t yet heard this news, you can read more about how this deal further paints the picture that Kidd is, perhaps, an egocentric megalomaniac here [Michael Scotto has the details].
The news of Kidd’s acquisition came prior to the actual execution of former head coach Larry Drew’s firing. Yes, if you’re thinking, “That sounds quite underhanded,” you’re right. It is.
The move isn’t disliked by everyone, however. As it appears that Kidd still maintains one fan among his former playing brethren.
Pretty cool to have @RealJasonKidd in Milwaukee. New owners off to a good start in a great city! pic.twitter.com/hgrZOLx0uN
— STEVE NOVAK (@stevenovak16) June 30, 2014
Though it only matters that Kidd has a fan in the Milwaukee Bucks’ front office in owner (and former financial advisor) Marc Lasry, it seems that Toronto Raptors forward Steve Novak considers this to be a good move for the perennially mediocre franchise.
Going from a franchise and an owner (Mikhail Prokhorov) in Brooklyn willing to spend whatever it takes to try to immediately contend to a team that has breached .500 once in its past ten seasons will definitely be a different kind of challenge. It will definitely be interesting to see how well Kidd manages a small market team that is clearly rebuilding its roster.
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Michael Brumagin writes the Tweet of the Day for SheridanHoops.com and is also a correspondent for BleacherReport.com. Follow @mbrumagin