This is what a came up with for those teams to make it work under the salary cap rules.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Nets likely wont want contracts over two years (when Kidds contract expires) unless the player still has potential to get better, or is still on his rookie deal. Which probably makes the chances of the Nets touching Hughes or Ilgauskas very unlikely and obviously the Cavs will not trade LeBron. So heres what I got:
Cavs Trade/Nets Recieve:
Drew Gooden
Daniel Gibson
Eric Snow
Donyell Marshall
Second Round Pick 2009 and 2010
Nets Trade/Cavs Recieve:
Jason Kidd
Malik Allen
The Nets biggest value coming in would be the future picks (likely in the mid 20's of the second round) Gibson and Gooden, Snow and Marshall would also be two valuable veterans with short contracts. Maybe they would be able to coax Ferry into giving up a first with it but after demanding a trade Kidds value has dropped (not to mention hes only got a few years left). Gibson and Williams have the potential to be a good combonation because Gibson is a short two guard and Williams is a tall point guard.
Nets Depth Chart
Gooden/Collins/Magloire
Williams/Boone/Kristic/Marshal
Jefferson/Nachbar
Carter/Wright/Williams
Gibson/Williams/Snow/Armstrong
The Cavs motive to do it is to get Kidd while his value is low to help keep LeBron happy and possibly win a Title.
Cavs Depth Chart
Kidd/Jones/S.Brown
Hughes/Pavlovic/D.Brown
James/Pavlovic/Newble
Varajeo/Jones/Simmons
Ilgauskas/Allen
They are already extremely thin up front but LeBron has the strength to slide to PF for some time.
Dallas Mavericks
It would be nice to see Kidd back with the Mavericks but it doesnt seem like they have enough for the Nets to bite but heres what I have:
Stackhouse
Hassel
Harris
Diop
Barea
cash
-for-
Kidd
Nets would have to cut some players or maybe send Darell Armstrong with Kidd to the Mavs to be a thrid string point guard. I dont see the Nets wanting the contracts of Terry or Dampier so the chances of a deal with Mavs seems like it would only happen if no other team put out a serious offer and the Nets really needed to trade Kidd.
Denver Nuggets
Nuiggets are in a similar position than the Mavs are in that unless they want to give up on the Iverson Anthony experiment and the Nets want to gamble on Iverson, Carter, Jefferson trio working better than what Kidd bring than I doubt he will go anywhere, obviously the Nuggets arent going to trade Mello, and Karl is in love with Marcus and honestly I would rather have an all star SG,SF, and C over a PG,SG,SF. The only possible way a deal could go down with these teams involving Kidd would be if the Nets wanted to take back Martin and his crazy contract or roll the dice on Nene who it seems hasnt been healthy since his rookie season.
They have nice pieces with Kleiza, Najera (expiring) and Smith but Kidds salary is just to big for the Nuggets not to include one of their big 3 (unless like I said before the Nets wanted Nene or Martin
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Here it goes anyway
Martin
Kleiza
Smith
Najera
-for-
Kidd
Again the Nets would have to waive a player (likely Armstrong or Kristic).
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers would look nice with Kobe and Kidd and soon Bynum and do have the accesseries necessary to pull off a deal to bring Kidd to LA but they would likely have to take an unwanted contract with it.
Lamar Odom
Kwame Brown
Sasha Vujacic (or Trevor Ariza)
Jordan Farmar
-for
Jason Kidd
Jason Collins
Collins is a good defensive player that is getting paid the MLE, he would be nice when they are going up against some of the bigger players in the West during the playoffs to keep Bynum out of foul traouble and let him help rather than stick with his man also they would be able to keep Kidds minutes down till playoff time with Fisher being his backup. The Nets would finally get a player who can score down low and he can also play on the perimiter.
Lakers Depth Chart
Kidd/Fisher/Crittenton
Kobe/Fisher/Carl
Walton/Ariza/Radmonovic
Turiaf/Collins/Radmonovic
Bynum/Collins/Mihm
Nets Depth Chart
Farmar/Williams/Armstrong
Carter/Wright/Vujacic
Jefferson/Nachbar
Odom/Boone/Allen
Williams/Magloire/Brown
this would make the Nets more well rounded.
What other possible destinations do you see Kidd landing? Right now, I would rule out Dallas and Denver making the best destination being the Lakers because of their ability to take on a contract that they dont want while still giving back talent and expirings and making it easy to have a completely new look team within two year (by the time they move to Brooklyn). The second choice would be the Cavs, they are able to give young talent back but they are not able to absorb a contract like Collins' and they are in the same conference.