NEW YORK -- Here's a depressing thought past Jason Kidd absconding to San Antonio this summer: The Spurs are have so much salary cap space there's no need -- other than immediately compensating Kidd to the fullest vs. three years into the contract via an escape clause -- to do a sign-and-trade deal.
On the other hand, any possibility, no matter how implausible, should be examined.
So, say the Spurs would be willing to do something to save salary space to use on recruiting size (Jermaine O'Neal, Michael Olowokandi or Brad Miller, for instance) to succeed David Robinson. In that case, say they would be glad to turn over some of their players to the Nets.