DALLAS - New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd is set to return to the Dallas Mavericks as part of a multi-player trade, The Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported on Monday.
New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd pauses during NBA basketball action against the Miami Heat in Miami, Florida, in this February 1, 2008 file photo. The Nets on February 13, 2008 reached an agreement in principle with the Dallas Mavericks that would send Kidd to Dallas in what would be the NBA's third blockbuster deal of the month, according to media reports. [Agencies]
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An NBA executive confirmed before Sunday's All-Star Game in New Orleans the deal had been finalised and would be submitted to the league office on Monday for approval, the newspapers said.
The Mavericks will trade five players, two first-round draft picks and $3 million to the Nets for Kidd, who played in Dallas for three seasons from 1994, the papers said.
Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager and Keith Van Horn will go to the Nets for Kidd, Malik Allen and perhaps a third player, Antoine Wright, the Morning News reported.
"It's breathing but not done," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told the newspapers.
The Mavericks last week attempted to trade for the 34-year-old Kidd in a deal that involved Jerry Stackhouse and Devean George.
George, however, blocked the trade.
