Well, that was fun. The Nets managed to drag themselves up to respectability for a while there, but I guess everyone got tired of that. The Nets are on the fast track back to suckville.

A deal has been discussed that would send Jason Kidd to Portland for Shareef Abdur-Rahim. I’m not a Shareef hater. I like his game, I think he’s a team player, and he deserves the chance to play for a good team. But if you’re trading one of the handful of players in the NBA who are truly game-changers, you need to get a little bit more back than Shareef.

If the Nets could get Sebastian Telfair thrown into the deal, however… that could change things. It seems rare now that a point guard gets drafted into the league for his passing more than his scoring, but Telfair fits that description, and I think that’s a good thing. The local guy would also certainly help sell some tickets, especially if the Nets move to Brooklyn. If they’re intent on trading Kidd, they’re probably not going to get a lot in return for him right now, with his knee having just been cut. We’ll see what happens.