With Kidd playing at an MVP level , the Nets won 52 games -- a 26 - game leap from the year before .
And then after being traded to New Jersey in 2001 , Kidd transformed the Nets into instant contenders .
With Kidd playing at an MVP level , the Nets won 52 games -- a 26 - game leap from the year before .
And then after being traded to New Jersey in 2001 , Kidd transformed the Nets into instant contenders .