NBA Rumors: Jason Kidd offered job as Bucks’ president
By Jack Crosby
It has been a strange Saturday night in regards to the saga involving Jason Kidd, the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks, and it appears that things have gotten even stranger as Kidd has indeed been offered a new front office gig by the Bucks.
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According to Gary Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times, the Bucks have indeed offered Kidd the job as president of the organization.
No one will confirm this but I was told Kidd has been offered job as Bucks president.
— Gery Woelfel (@GeryWoelfel) June 29, 2014
This comes on the heels of the news that Kidd recently approached Nets management about wanting more power in regards to personnel decision making. They weren’t too keen on the idea and eventually the Bucks asked for permission to speak to him, permission which they were granted by the Nets.
As Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski points out, Kidd basically wants to play the role of Phil Jackson for a team, without even having accomplished half of what Jackson did as a head coach.
Bucks officials under this belief, sources tell Yahoo: Kidd wants Phil Jackson-like president's role with Bucks - perhaps without coaching.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2014
Kidd spent one season as the head coach of the Nets last season, leading the team to the Eastern Conference playoffs where they were ousted in the second round by the Miami Heat.