Kidd has been involved in two in-season blockbusters, the first on Dec. 26, 1996, when he was the first of the Three J's (Kidd, Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson) to leave Dallas, going to Phoenix in a six-player deal that netted the Mavericks Michael Finley and Sam Cassell. Twelve years later, Kidd rejoined the title-contending Mavs, who sent up-and-coming point guard Devin Harris, four other players and two first-round picks to New Jersey for the future Hall of Fame point guard.
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