While Jason Kidd has not yet asked for a trade out of New Jersey, the Nets have been listening to offers for some time, the New York Post is reporting.

Team president Rod Thorn acknowledged an increase in talks.

"At this point of the year, there's more talk because you're closer to the trade deadline," Thorn said, adding it is "impossible to say" whether his team will stay intact.

One source claimed that, "now there is no 'good' deal to be made for him, the best to hope for is an average deal," likely expiring contracts and picks.

The size of the contracts of the Nets' main three players; Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson, combined with the fact that the team is currently struggling, is making it harder for New Jersey to come up with a fair trade.

"It makes it tougher," Thorn admitted about trades. "The combination of the team playing poorly and the perception we must do something does make it tougher."