Jason Kidd will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday night, a first-ballot selection based on a 19-year NBA career exemplified by all-around excellence from the point guard position.
Kidd could do just about everything at a high level.
Need an assist? Kidd averaged 8.7 per game in his career and is second on the NBA’s all-time list with 12,091.
Need a stop? Kidd was a nine-time All-Defensive selection and is second all-time with 2,684 steals.
Need a board? Kidd rebounded as well as any guard who ever played in the NBA, averaging 6.