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Jason Kidd played with the New Jersey Nets from 2001 to 2008, and the former franchise point guard has expressed interest in possibly rejoining the team for their first season in Brooklyn in 2012-13.

Kidd is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, and should the Nets re-sign current point guard Deron Williams this summer, the veteran has said he’d be interested in serving as D-Will’s backup.

"My days of playing 38 minutes are over," Kidd said. "We [Williams and I] could play off each other and hopefully be successful."

Kidd led the Nets to consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 2001-02 and 2002-03, and while he also said that the team’s move to Brooklyn is alluring on its own, he would only come serve in that reserve capacity if Williams returned.

A 10-time NBA All-Star, Kidd has spent the last four-plus seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, who acquired him from the Nets in an eight-player deal in February of 2008. Kidd and the Mavs won an NBA title 2010-11, but the 39-year-old is coming off a 2011-12 campaign that saw him average career lows in points (6.2), assists (5.5), and minutes (28.7) per game.

In addition to the possibility of a Nets return, Kidd has also said that he would be open to re-signing with Dallas on a one-year deal or coming to Madison Square Garden to serve as a mentor to breakout New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin.