He had nothing to gain? How about a le?I am still glad we didn't get him..I just think the guy is a bad egg and let's face it..he had nothing to gain by coming here and everything to lose..from credibility with other players in the NBA, to his status as the leagues best PG if we failed to repeat, to money.
He's NEVER going to win a le in NJ.
He'd have a much better chance to win it alll with the Spurs than the Nets.
Money was no issue, and he would not have lost as much credibility with other players as you think.
I hear people say that Payton and Malone "sold out" to go to the Lakers.
I respect what they did.
First, they took less money.
Second, the took lesser roles.
Third, what were they supposed to do? Payton stay in Milwaukee? Would you waste your final days away in Milwaukee?
Or how about Malone? Do you really want to stay with a team that's completely rebuilding, and force them to reall put off serious rebuiling?
They went to a better situation, as would any sane person. Kidd would have come to a better situation, albeit not as much better situation compared to Payton's and Malone's situations.