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Franchise trajectory swap · July 18, 2001

The point-guard swap that transformed New Jersey

New Jersey acquired Jason Kidd and Chris Dudley from Phoenix for Stephon Marbury, Johnny Newman and Soumaila Samake.

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The original receipt

Every asset in the deal

Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.

To NJNNJNKIDD5NJNDUDLEY22To PHXPHXMARBURY3PHXNEWMAN22PHXSAMAKE0
NJNReceived

New Jersey Nets

PJason Kidd
PChris Dudley
PHXReceived

Phoenix Suns

PStephon Marbury
PJohnny Newman
PSoumaila Samake

Why it happened

The bet each side made

The move forced both organizations to choose between the value of the present roster and a different competitive timeline.

Why history remembers it

The Nets doubled their win total and reached consecutive NBA Finals in Kidd's first two seasons.

What changed

The consequences

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