inside the nets The Kobe draft, the Kareem lowball and the J-Kidd trade: Remembering the Nets’ franchise-defining choices By Brian Lewis Published Aug. 26, 2025, 6:40 a.m. ET The Nets’ Kerry Kittles guards Kobe Bryant during the 2002 NBA Finals. REUTERS An upcoming movie about how the then-New Jersey Nets missed out on the late, great Kobe Bryant is the latest reminder of one of the worst decisions in the history of a franchise haunted by a long, sad history of bad decisions. But from passing on Bryant to trading for Jason Kidd, from mortgaging their future to moving addresses, Sports+ will take a look back at some of the best and worst calls that the Nets have ever made. Sadly, there probably
