UPDATE 11pm: This trade is on hold because Dallas forward Devean George has a no-trade clause in his contract. Yes, Devean George. Seriously.

Cue up the Toni Braxton; Jason Kidd is a Maverick again! Here's what they're saying out in the blogosphere about Wednesday's Dallas-New Jersey blockbuster ...

Mavs Moneyball: "It sucks, and it's stupid, and it sucks."

Tim MacMahon, Dallas Morning News: "Mark Cuban shot down the Jason Kidd trade rumors repeatedly, including a media-mocking chat while the Mavs were in Jersey over the weekend. Well, he told a whole bunch of white lies. ... "We like our team," Cuban has said several times, echoing Avery's ain't-interested-in-Kidd comments. Did the Mavs' brass like their team? Sure, they liked a squad that had the third-best record in the West. But they clearly didn't let themselves fall in love with it."

Stop Mike Lupica: "Next season the Nets save (presuming they don't re-sign Diop, Stackhouse and George) $12.5 million on their cap, dropping it down from $59.97 to around $48.4 million. That means they can sign a few free agents this offseason.  With Stromile Swift and Harris set to come off the cap at the end of the 2009 season, they would still be in a prime spot to try to sign some free agents in that well-stocked class (Rasheed Wallace, Elton Brand, Baron Davis, Andre Miller, Mike Bibby and Carlos Boozer are possible free agents that year)."

The Shamrock Headband: "Are you looking forward to watching Dampier and Nowitzki try to guard Shaq and Stoudemire or Bynum and Gasol come playoff time? Neither are Mavs fans. Diop isn't a great player -- he's not even a good player, although he's turned out better than the historic bust he looked to be a few years ago -- but he's at least a 7-footer who's allotted six fouls every game."

Objective Journalism: "I generally like Mark Cuban. He's outlandish, brazen, thinks he's smarter than most everyone else (he probably is), and stays confident regardless of what's said about him. Considering that, I don't really know why he would do this deal. To me it feels like he's trying to make up for the one bad business decision he's probably ever made; letting Steve Nash walk. A few years ago Devin Harris was promising enough to make resigning Steve Nash less than mandatory. Sure, there were questions about Nash's health and how many years he had left in him. This, however, won't fix that mistake. It compounds it."

Epic Carnival: "Dirk's gotta get nasty. Losing Diop's size and Harris' leadership means Dirk is going to have to put this team on his shoulders when it gets down. Howard is going to be the primary offensive threat, but more than ever, Dirk's going to have to be the go to guy, because otherwise they're going to get eaten alive offensively."

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