Jason Frederick Kidd is a professional Basketball player who plays as the point guard.
He plays for Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jason Frederick was born on March 23, 1973 in San Francisco, California. Jason Frederick Kidd has a marvelous career in which he has been awarded with the five gold medals. It is amazing to know that his presence in team always lead them to the victory stand.
Jason Kidd had a disastrous domestic life where he has abused his wife quite often and finally he had divorced his wife, Joumana. He has three kids from her. Now, in the previous year, Jason Kidd had announced to get marry with his fiancée Porschla Coleman who is a former model.
Jason Kidd has started his high school education from St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda at California. He has been into basketball from that time. Jason Kidd has averaged 25 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 7 steals. PARADE and USA Today has announced him the Player of the Year and Jason Kidd were among the nation’s top most high school players in the basketball.
University of California, Berkeley was the choice of Jason Kidd for his college education. This selection has astonished many of the universities, who have their eyes on Kidd as a basketball player, to represent their college teams. Those universities included University of Arizona, University of Kentucky, University of Kansas and Ohio State University.
When Jason Kidd was having his college times in life initially he was announced as the Freshman of the Year award. He has averaged 13.0 points, 7.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game. In the sophomore year of Jason Frederick Kidd, he has maintained his career by averaging 16.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 9.1 assists. He has broken previous school record for assists in his history.
In his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, initially he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks. Then, he has joined Phoenix Suns to play for them. After Phoenix Suns, Jason Frederick Kidd has joined New Jersey Nets and finally, he returned back to Dallas Mavericks.
When Kidd has played initially for the Dallas Mavericks, it was such that Mavericks had a worst record and then after selecting Jason Kidd, Maverick’s performance has made the record of team a best one in the season. In 2001, when Kidd has joined them, the Phoenix Suns had made their game a victory against the opponent team. It is because of Kidd’s performance in games which will illuminate the career of team.
In 2001-02, Jason Kidd has joined New Jersey Nets; there Kidd has also transformed the fate of Nets from the down position to the winning status. Then, on July 1, 2004; Kidd had to undergo through the knee surgery and it was a micro fracture surgery of Kidd’s knee. He has re-joined in December and again raised the scoring level of his team on the boards and records.
Then, after 2008, Kidd has re-joined Dallas Mavericks. Jason Kidd has been selected as an NBA All-Star ten times in his career, five times All-Defensive Second Team and 4 times All-Defensive First Team.