Jason Kidd enters free agency as an elder statesman of the NBA and several teams will be interested in him, though only in the short term.

"Anybody would take Jason Kidd," one Western Conference personnel director says. "It's a matter of how much for how long.

"He's not at the Karl Malone-Gary Payton one-year-deal stage yet," the personnel director says. "His physical skills have declined, but he's not anywhere near that. He's still a solid starter right now. Basketball IQ doesn't go away."