HoopsCritic Hot 50 – #32 Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd was a special player, the type of leader that didn’t grace the court often. He hustled, he was vocal, he contributed in all facets of the game. Kidd’s narrative ended with a Championship, unlike Steve Nash, Allen Iverson, Patrick Ewing, and others on this list. Kidd was also fortunate to be a real contributor to his Championship squad unlike Gary Payton.

But, before he won in Dallas Kidd was a perennial MVP candidate who led a non-deserving Nets squad to not one, but two NBA Finals. Kidd had a long and storied career racking up accolades on both sides of the ball, the proof is in the pudding as he finished his career second all time in assists and steals.

The Resume:

Second Overall Pick 1994 – Dallas Mavericks

10x All-Star

6x All-NBA

9x All-NBA Defense

Rookie of the Year

Champion

How did the guys rank him?

The Flag Bearer: Justin Salkin (17).

The Barn Burner: Brian Geltzeiler (NR).

How did the other guys rank Kidd: Will Reeve (27), Matt Drappel (28), Marc Griffin (29), Justin Termine (30), Jacob Noble (31), Josh Eberley (35), Lang Greene (36), James Holas (37), Shane Young (37), Robert Littal (40), Justin Rowan (41), and Adi Joseph (44).

#31 Monday, September 7th.

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Contributors:

Josh Eberley – hoopscritic.com / Host of the @PullUpPodcastHC, @JoshEberley

Jacob Noble – hoopscritic.com / Host of the @PullUpPodcastHC, @JacobNoble_HC

James Holas – hoopscritic.com / BballBreakdown, @SnottieDrippen

Adi Joseph – sportingnews.com, @AdiJoseph

Matt Drappel – sportsnet.ca, @MattyD416

Justin Rowan – fearthesword.com / hoopslounge.com, @Cavsanada

Robert Littal – blacksportsonline.com, @BSO

Shane Young – hoopshabit.com, @YoungNBA

Justin Termine – Sirius XM NBA / cinesport.com host, @TermineRadio

Marc Griffin – hoopslounge.com / sportsnet.ca, @montrealmarc

Lang Greene – basketballinsiders.com, @LangGreene