Jason Kidd's first year as a head coach, with the Brooklyn Nets, made a lot of headlines, most of them far different than the ones he inspired as one of the league's all-time premier point guards over 19 seasons. The Nets assembled both the oldest and highest-priced roster in the league with the hope of becoming instant champions. Thanks to injuries and unfamiliarity, the team stumbled out of the gate before righting itself to finish 44-38 and reach the second round of the playoffs.
Exactly what happened next and who inspired it remains a point of contention, but by July Kidd had been allowed out of the remaining three years of his contract and the Milwaukee Bucks traded two second-round picks to the Nets for the right to hire him.
The fit with the Bucks appears to be as good as the one with the Nets was not. The Bucks, far and away the worst team in the league last season, arrived in Sacramento Thursday night with the Eastern Conference's sixth-best record and only two wins short of last season's total. They will have to play the rest of the season without their No. 1 pick Jabari Parker, however, after he tore a ligament in his left knee Monday night in Phoenix.
Bleacher Report caught up with Kidd before the game against the Kings to find out how he will adjust to Parker's absence, his perspective on being an NBA coach, what happened in Brooklyn and the reason for Milwaukee's surprising start.
Source http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2305080-from-brooklyn-to-the-bucks-jason-kidd-reveals-he-has-no-regrets-over-move
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