AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Jason Kidd insisted last night he did not ask for a contract extension, though several sources confirmed the Net captain’s camp sought an extra year but that the proposal was rejected.
“Extension? I haven’t asked for anything,” Kidd said.
Technically, that may be true as Kidd’s representatives did the talking. One source maintained management rejected a bid for a one-year, $13 million extension, offering instead $10 million.
The attempt to land an additional year for Kidd beyond the two remaining years – this season at $19.728 million and $21.372 mil for 2008-09 – came before the team’s recent Western trip. It likely led, in part, to Kidd’s venting about the future of the team and claiming the club has shown a glass jaw this season.
Kidd, 35 in March, spoke with team president Rod Thorn after his rant.
“I don’t talk about contracts,” Thorn said, noting his relationship with Kidd was solid “as far as I know.”