Brooklyn Nets vs. Miami Heat

JASON KIDD JERSEY RETIREMENT

Join us in Brooklyn as Jason Kidd’s No. 5 is raised to the rafters prior to this Thursday night game against the defending champion Miami Heat. “The Captain” played 6 ∏ seasons with the Nets, leading the team to franchise-record win totals and back-to-back appearances in the NBA Finals. An exemplary two-way talent, Kidd becomes the sixth player in franchise history have his number retired, joining Drazen Petrovic (No. 3), John Williamson (23), Bill Melchionni (25), Julius Erving (32) and Charles ‘Buck’ Williams (52).

In Nets all-time NBA history, Kidd currently ranks first in assists (4,620), steals (950), three-point field goals made (813) and triple-doubles 61, second in minutes played (18,737), fourth in points (7,373) and rebounds (3,662), fifth in games played (506) and sixth in field goals made (2,613) and free throws made (1,352). In 78 playoff games, Kidd holds Nets all-time records for points, assists, rebounds, steals, field goals made/attempted, three-point field goals made/attempted, minutes and games played.