Mark Cuban was mad at Jason Kidd for leaving Dallas Mavericks for New York Knicks

In 2008, Jason Kidd was dealt from the New Jersey (Brooklyn) Nets to the Dallas Mavericks, the team he spent his first three seasons with. Kidd helped the Mavericks win the 2011 NBA Title but decided to spend what would be his final year, the 2012-2013 season, with the New York Knicks.

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Charles F. Gardner of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel points out that Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban wasn’t happy about Kidd’s departure.

"Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was hardly thrilled when Kidd left Dallas to sign with the Knicks.“Mark is one of the best owners,” Kidd said. “When I look at our new owners, Wes and Marc, they have that same drive. They’re very competitive.“Cube wasn’t happy. But I think at the end of the day he understood. I’ve talked to Mark a lot since then.“He was proactive. He put the pieces together and put us in a position to win (the NBA title), and that’s all you can ask for.”"

Kidd was a vital part of the Mavericks’ championship game so it shouldn’t be a huge surprise Cuban was upset.

Kidd averaged just 6.0 points, 4.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 37.2% from the field, 35.1% from beyond the arc and 83.3% from the free throw line in his final season but helped the Knicks as a leader on the floor – his former teammates even cited his departure as one of the reasons for the Knicks’ struggles last season. In his career, he’s put up 12.6 points, 8.7 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 40.0% from the floor, 34.9% from three and 78.5% from the charity stripe. In his lone season as a coach, he went 44-38 in the regular season and 5-7 in the postseason.

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