Last Updated on January 4, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
Here’s a detailed profile of Jason Kidd:
- Full Name: Jason Frederick Kidd
- Nationality: American
- Age: 23 March, 1973
- Hometown: San Francisco, California, USA
- Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Weight: 210 lbs (95 kg)
- Wingspan: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) (estimated based on position)
- Shoe Size: Size 14 (US)
- Jersey Number: 5, 2 (Dallas Mavericks), 32 (Phoenix Suns), 5 (New Jersey Nets), 5 (New York Knicks)
- Position: Point guard
- High School: St. Joseph Notre Dame High School (Alameda, CA)
- College: University of California, Berkeley
- NBA Draft: 1994 NBA Draft, 1st round (2nd overall) by the Dallas Mavericks
- Teams Played For:
- Dallas Mavericks (1994–1996, 2008–2012)
- Phoenix Suns (1996–2001)
- New Jersey Nets (2001–2008)
- New York Knicks (2012–2013)
- NBA Career Accolades (Player):
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- NBA Champion (2011) – with the Dallas Mavericks
- 10× NBA All-Star (1996, 1998, 2000–2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- 5× All-NBA Team
- First Team: (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)
- 9× NBA All-Defensive Team
- First Team: (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006)
- Second Team: (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
- NBA Co-Rookie of the Year (1995) – shared with Grant Hill
- 5× NBA Assists Leader (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
- NBA Skills Challenge Champion (2003)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team Member
- Career Stats (Regular Season):
- Points: 17,529 (12.6 PPG)
- Rebounds: 8,725 (6.3 RPG)
- Assists: 12,091 (8.7 APG)
- Steals: 2,684 (2.0 SPG) – 2nd all-time in NBA history
- International Accolades:
- 2× Olympic Gold Medalist (2000, 2008) – with Team USA
- FIBA Americas Championship Gold Medalist (1999, 2007)
- Coaching Accolades:
- NBA Champion (2021) – as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Head Coach of the Dallas Mavericks (2021–present)
- Head Coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (2014–2018)
- Coached Mavs to the 2022 Western Conference Finals
- Hall of Fame:
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2018)
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- Championship Rings: 1 (2011 with the Dallas Mavericks)
- Kids: Jason Kidd has eight children: Trey Jason, twins Miah and Jazelle, Chance, Noah Grace, and Cooper Anne, along with two stepchildren, Reece and Wilson.
- Siblings: Two sisters, Kim Kidd and Denise Kidd
- Retirement Age: 39 (with New York Knicks)
- Retirement Year: Retired after 2012-2013 NBA Season
Jason Kidd is a New Jersey Nets legend, best remembered as playing alongside Vince Carter while both were in their prime. Kidd and Carter made the Nets contenders and reached the Eastern Conference semi-finals twice. Many New Yorkers and New Jersey residents who enjoyed rooting for the underdog loved supporting the Nets during the Jason Kidd era.
Fun Facts
- Jason Kidd is currently the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. Known for his basketball IQ, passing, and rebounding abilities as a point guard, Kidd was a 10-time NBA All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.