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Jason KiddDallas Mavericks · #5
Jason Kidd is a retired guard and Hall of Famer who starred for the Dallas Mavericks. A triple-double machine and a 2011 champion. Career averages: 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 74
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Dallas Mavericks · #5 · Guard
Jason Kidd
Season avg6.0 pts · 4.3 reb · 3.3 ast · .372 fg
Career avg12.6 pts · 6.3 reb · 8.7 ast · .398 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 74 — Star starter tierINDEXJason Kidd · Dallas MavericksIMPACTBalladex Impact 74 — Star starter tierINDEXJason Kidd · Dallas Mavericks
Scouting report
Jason Kidd — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Fame guard · Impact 74
Jason Kidd is a retired guard and Hall of Famer who starred for the Dallas Mavericks. A triple-double machine and a 2011 champion. Career averages: 12
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OffenseD
DefenseC+
Feel / IQB-
Playmaking
Strong creator
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C+
Scoring
Average scorer
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C-
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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C
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Jason Kidd stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
74Impact index
454Star score
Career scoring average12.6 ppg
Seasons in the index19
Accolades on file3
1× NBA Champion · 10× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Jason Kidd — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
6.0 PPG
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Playmaking
3.3 APG
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Rebounding
4.3 RPG
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Shooting
.351 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Jason Kidd
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2013-14 73% confidence
5.7
pts
4.0–7.4
4.2
reb
3.3–5.1
2.8
ast
2.1–3.5
25.8
min
proj
67
gp
health
.373
fg%
~base
.357
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 19-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 6.0 → projected 5.7 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.2
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
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Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.3 PPG
Everything it reads
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19 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 80 / 48 / 76 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Jason Kidd career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | 79 | 33.8 | 11.7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | .385 | .272 |
| 1995-96 | 81 | 37.5 | 16.6 | 6.8 | 9.7 | .381 | .336 |
| 1996-97 | 55 | 35.7 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 9.0 | .403 | .370 |
| 1997-98 | 82 | 38.0 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 9.1 | .416 | .313 |
| 1998-99 | 50 | 41.2 | 16.9 | 6.8 | 10.8 | .444 | .366 |
| 1999-00 | 67 | 39.0 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 10.1 | .409 | .337 |
| 2000-01 | 77 | 39.8 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 9.8 | .411 | .297 |
| 2001-02 | 82 | 37.3 | 14.7 | 7.3 | 9.9 | .391 | .321 |
| 2002-03 | 80 | 37.4 | 18.7 | 6.3 | 8.9 | .414 | .341 |
| 2003-04 | 67 | 36.6 | 15.5 | 6.4 | 9.2 | .384 | .321 |
| 2004-05 | 66 | 36.9 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 8.3 | .398 | .360 |
| 2005-06 | 80 | 37.2 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 | .404 | .352 |
| 2006-07 | 80 | 36.7 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 9.2 | .406 | .343 |
| 2007-08 | 80 | 36.3 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 10.1 | .385 | .381 |
| 2008-09 | 81 | 35.6 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 8.7 | .416 | .406 |
| 2009-10 | 80 | 36.0 | 10.3 | 5.6 | 9.1 | .423 | .425 |
| 2010-11 CHIP | 80 | 33.2 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 8.2 | .361 | .340 |
| 2011-12 | 48 | 28.7 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .363 | .354 |
| 2012-13 | 76 | 26.9 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | .372 | .351 |
| Career | 1391 | 36.0 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Dallas Mavericks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
28–54proj record
#12conf seed
-5.1net rtg
110.4off rtg
115.4def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II.
How his role moves
Projected 28–54, 12th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
74 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #88 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 10× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Jason Kidd
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Dallas Mavericks
Turning pro
Drafted 1994 as a Guard.
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Jason Kidd is one of the NBA's all-time greats. A triple-double machine and a 2011 champion.
Chapter
Over a Hall of Fame career he averaged 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists and won 1 championship.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame guard and Dallas Mavericks legend.
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Kidd's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Walk-up: Point God
Tap to play his entrance
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- College
- California
- NBA debut
- 1994
- Draft
- 1994
- Jersey
- #5
Legacy
A triple-double machine and a 2011 champion.
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The person
A Hall of Fame guard and Dallas Mavericks legend.
Hall of Fame
Dallas Mavericks
Champion
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FAQ
Jason Kidd — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Jason Kidd, answered.
What were Jason Kidd's career averages?
Jason Kidd averaged 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game over his career.
Is Jason Kidd in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Jason Kidd is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and won 1 NBA championship.
Jason Kidd career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
