Jason Kidd
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"Jason Frederick Kidd" is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Previously a point guard in the NBA, he was a ten-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member.

He won his only NBA Championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, and was a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner during his pro career, as part of Team USA in 2000 Olympics/2000 and 2008 Olympics/2008.

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I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there, so as a player, yeah.

You heard so many horror stories, ... There was a gentleman holding onto his family and onto a pole. His wife was saying, 'Let us go.' There was nothing he could do but he held on and did everything he could to save his family.

Scott can pass and shoot. He's played in systems in Utah and Houston. He's played with Stockton. He understands the game. It makes the game easy. He's made some great passes on cuts. They've got to respect his shot. He'll knock it down if you give him room.

I have mixed emotions, ... I'm sad to be leaving Dallas. I thought we had a good opportunity here. At the same time, this is my job. Wherever I play, I'm going to give 100 percent. This is the business side of the job.

From the first year when I got here, we are a lot deeper, ... And offensively, we are off the charts. I think that we shouldn't have too many lulls offensively because we have shooters everywhere now.

It's night and day. It's two different players.

I don't know what's going to happen. The business always gets in the way of basketball. If there wasn't any business and it was just strictly basketball, then there would be no issue, it would probably be done by now. But the team has to protect itself.

That's the draw. Coach Brown can draw. He can put 'em in the seats.

I thought I was trying to do my best and what he wanted me to do, ... I was getting the grasp of it. I know everyone talked about my style of getting up and down the court, but I thought I was starting to grasp what was going on.