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That One Time Jason Kidd Recorded a Career High 25 Assists

That One Time Jason Kidd Recorded a Career High 25 Assists

Jason Kidd is one the greatest passers to play the game. This is the story of his best performance.

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Jason Kidd was one of the most talented players in NBA history.

Not only was he able to rebound like the best of them (and the best of them were big centers), but he was able to run plays like the greats, too.

His former New Jersey Nets’ teammate, Kerry Kittles, had this to say about him:

“[Kidd] said, ‘I know where you’ll be and I’ll find you.’ He had this really uncanny ability of taking a quick snapshot of the possession as soon as it started. He knew where his guys were and he knew where the defense was going to go.”

When he entered the league in 1994 as a 21-year-old rookie, he dished more than 12 assists multiple times and even hit the 17 assists mark once.

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