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LeBron lauds J-Kidd hiring

SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James thinks the Nets hit a home run by hiring Jason Kidd.

“I think it’s amazing, honestly,” James said before his Heat scored an impressive 109-93 victory over the Spurs Thursday night. “J-Kidd is unbelievable. He’s one of the best teammates I’ve ever played with, on the ’08 Olympic team. He’s one of the best friends I’ve had on and off the floor. He’s a student of the game.

“His basketball IQ is crazy, and I think it’s going to make an easy transition for him to be a coach. I think it’s a great thing for him.”

James added the fact that Kidd being handed a roster that already produced a 49-win season this year won’t hurt.

“It’s going to be a transition, but he doesn’t know,” James said. “I don’t know. It’s the first time for him. … It was the same with Mark Jackson. He had never patrolled the sidelines before, either, but you see the great work he’s done with Golden State.

“If you play the game and you’re smart, it can make the transition that much easier for you, and … the people you have around you. He’s not inheriting a bad team, he’s inheriting a good team, so that makes the job easier, too.

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