The New York Knicks have announced via Twitter that 40-year-old point guard Jason Kidd has retired.
The future Hall-of-Famer spent this season with the Knicks, using hot 3-point shooting to help the Knicks dominate opponents early in the season. He saw his shooting dip during the season, though, and his playing time dwindle.
Three seasons ago, he was an integral part of the Dallas Mavericks' title run in which they defeated the Miami Heat in Year 1 of the LeBron James era. He was considered one of the league's elite point guards since entering the NBA in 1994, and has long been regarded as one of the league's best all-around players.
He retires with the eighth-best assists per game mark in league history (8.6), and the second-most assists of all-time (12,091) trailing only John Stockton. Kidd is also second all-time in steals (2,684) second once again behind the great Stockton. In addition to those lofty totals, Kidd is also third in league history in triple doubles (105) behind Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson.
Kidd was the 1994-1995 Rookie of the Year, has made 10 All-Star games, and led the NBA in assists three different times. He led the New Jersey Nets to the NBA Finals in back-to-back seasons, losing both times. In 2002-2003, Kidd's Nets fell to Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. The following season Kidd could not overcome the Tim Duncan-led San Antonio Spurs.
Kidd finally achieved his title in 2011 with Dirk Nowitzki and current Knicks teammate Tyson Chandler in 2011 with the Mavericks.
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