The Wild Wild West

The entire nation has sat here for the last couple of months watching their television sets, reading the newspaper and eagerly following the internet for the latest craze in the basketball world.

Kobe Bryant gets Pau Gasol on his team, Amare Stoudemire gets his hero by his side, the Utah Jazz acquire Kyle Korver and are suddenly the hottest team in the NBA.

What’s next?

I’ll tell you what’s next, there will be a new Kidd on the block in a new city sometime soon.

Pack your bags Jason, you’re going to go battle for a championship.

Jason Kidd and Ron Artest are the two biggest names left on the market. There’s no doubt about it. Kidd has been adamant about his desire to leave New Jersey and I believe he will get his wish.

He can call himself one of the greatest point guards of all time. The only problem, he doesn’t have a ring.

I believe he will get the opportunity to earn one. Where?

The Dallas Mavericks or the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron needs help and if he gets it, he’s got the talent to win in the East every year. LeBron gives the Cavs an opportunity to win on any given night. Add Kidd, they are my new favorites to win the East.

However, I believe the front-runners are the Mavs. Why? They have Devin Harris, a great, young replacement for Kidd and the salary cap to get it done. They also have been recently presented with two HUGE moves in the west that no longer leave them as one of the powerhouses in the conference.

Mark Cuban will be on the phone for quite some time this week. As he should be.