Jason Kidd ultimately decided to remain with Dallas, but he was close to signing with the New York Knicks.

"I was very close," said Kidd.  "New York did everything right in the sense of the three-year contract, but Cuban and the Mavs stepped up, and I think we?re pretty close to competing with the Lakers, and the elite teams, Denver, in the western conference.  So, I thought it was best for me to stay.?