Photo: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What thrills me about Jason Kidd is that he staked his career on making teammates better rather than scoring himself. A 193 cm guard out of San Francisco who had the frame to be a featured star, he chose instead to be the craftsman racking up triple-doubles and lighting up everyone around him. The All-NBA and All-Defensive nods, the leap from Rookie of the Year to head coach, all of it tells the story. To me the most valuable player in basketball is the one who summons wins without needing the spotlight. Kidd saw the floor from a higher vantage point, and connoisseurs revere him for it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jason Kidd
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイソン・キッド
- Reading
- じぇいそん・きっど
- Born
- March 23, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
- University
- University of California, Berkeley
Awards & achievements
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 1995 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 1999 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1999 All-NBA Team
- 2000 All-NBA Team
- 2001 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 2001 All-NBA Team
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jason Kidd born?
Born March 23, 1973 (age 53).
Where is Jason Kidd from?
Jason Kidd is from San Francisco, California, United States.
What does Jason Kidd do?
Jason Kidd works as basketball player, basketball coach.
How tall is Jason Kidd?
Jason Kidd is 193 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.