The growing feeling among league executives that the Dallas Mavericks are the most likely winners in the Jason Kidd trade sweepstakes is even stronger now.

Reviewing Every Player on Every Team was a post offered last month. This column reported every player's WP48 [Wins Produced per 48 minutes] and Wins Produced somewhere around the quarter-pole of the season.

Ugh. I had a bad feeling about this when LeBron buried his first 3-pointer at the 4:00 mark to cut the lead to 8. The reason I felt that way was simply this - if the situation had been reversed, I would have ...

It is not good to make LeBron James angry. Frustrated by a couple of blocked shots, James took over against the Portland Trail Blazers and made a reverse layup with less than a second left to give the Cleveland ...

Rod Thorn continues to work the phones for a potential deal for Jason Kidd, or anyone else on the team, but said he doesn't expect anything to happen soon.

Officials from the Mavericks and New Jersey have been in contact, just like the Nets and just about every other NBA team have had conversations since it became public knowledge that Jason Kidd has requested a ...

Obviously, the Cavs don't have the right players to have make a deal but the only plausible deal I could see coming would be Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Daniel Gibson, and maybe some other players going to the Nets in ...

There's just too much going on right now in the world of fantasy. So let's get into it.

By JEFF CAPLAN The Mavericks are banged up, Jason Kidd-to-Dallas trade rumors are heating up and the East's three division leaders are up next, starting tonight against the Boston Celtics.Otherwise, coach ...

Jason Kidd wants out of New Jersey, and the Nets apparently are willing to accommodate him, and that got me to thinking about NBA players who look to leave their teams for reasons other than money.

EAST RUTHERFORD N.J. - All-Star point guard Jason Kidd has asked the New Jersey Nets to trade him according to a published report.

Jason Kidd trade rumors are hardly new but this time they're probably for real. Nets President Rod Thorn and the guard have made no secret of the seemingly obvious incentives for both parties to want a deal before the Feb. 21 NBA trading deadline. Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter the younger parts of the Big Three have expensive contracts. Kidd has had enough of playing well for a team that is inconsistent at best and a deeply flawed team at worst saying that for a competitive team. "It used to be if I got a triple-double that was an automatic win. That's just not the case now. We tried to make this work. We've found out it doesn't. It's time for us all to move on." Rod Thorn said that he's and that the Nets are "not in the process of giving players away." The Nets probably should have moved Kidd last season. The holdup in a reported deal with the Lakers was Andrew Bynum whom the Nets were wise to covet and the Lakers were wise to hold on to. Nevertheless this Nets team has plateaued. In fact it's on its way down. Carter probably isn't going to win a championship with the Nets but at least he brings excitement and credibility to a team trying to make its way to Brooklyn. Jefferson is enjoying his best season and while not a top-tier star in this league is about as close as you get without being one. The Nets have lost nine straight with Kidd at the controls so what can get worse? Even if the Nets don't get optimal return for Kidd a main concern of Thorn's they'll get something. A fast track to the draft lottery can happen with or without the future Hall of Famer. To make matters worse for the Nets they may have some issues moving to Brooklyn. The poor financial market coupled with ongoing lawsuits could Forest City Ratner from securing financing for Atlantic Yards and new Nets arena. Photo of Jason Kidd and Vince Carter after a loss on January 22 by AP/Rich Pedroncelli

For one night at least Jason Kidd did his best to help the Nets get maximum value in a trade. The Nets also proved that even they couldn't find a way to lose a weak team playing without its best player (Michael Redd). The fans cheered loudly for Kidd before the game so they either want him gone and are cheering his efforts to leave or love him so much they want him to go. So endeth the Nets' nine-game losing streak. Kidd played well down the stretch scoring seven points in the final minute and 42 seconds. Another winnnable game awaits at Miami on Friday. Only a little more than three weeks until the trading deadline. Watch Kidd while you can! Defense is clearly in short supply on the West Coast. The Knicks blew a 100-91 lead and lost the second straight game on a five-game Western swing. Isiah Thomas wasn't pleased. "Our lack of execution down the stretch particularly the last five six minutes of the game we just totally lost all composure " Knicks coach Isiah Thomas said. Maybe even the Islanders are beginning to feel the effects of the dump that is Nassau Coliseum. Forget the Nets! Move the Islanders to Brooklyn. They trailed 3-0 until late in the second period. Then Sean Bergenheim and Bryan Berard scored some goals to make it close and give those kids who came out something to cheer about. Rick DiPietro gave up four goals and he gave zero interviews during the game. The Islanders haven't won in five games at home. Who needs Sidney Crosby? Not the Penguins. Maybe the Devils do. A shorthanded Penguins team took care of the Devils who suddenly look mortal at home. Michael Rupp scored his first two goals of the season and had his first points in 35 games. That didn't help the Devils from blowing 1-0 and 2-1 leads. Curses to the All-Star break! The Rangers had won two in a row but that streak ended Tuesday. Brendan Shanahan had the lone Blueshirts goal

If the New Jersey Nets trade point guard Jason Kidd the want him in the Western Conference ? his choice earlier this season was the Dallas Mavericks. The teams figuring to bid heavily are Dallas the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers. There remains the chance he stays b...