Kidd wants out

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Jason Kidd may want to leave New Jersey, but that desire apparently isn’t shared by his fans.

Kidd was greeted by the usual loud cheers when he was introduced before Tuesday night’s game against Milwaukee, a day after the All-Star point guard publicly demanded to be traded.

“We tried to make this work. We’ve found out it doesn’t,” Kidd told ESPN The Magazine on Monday. “It’s time for us all to move on.”

Kidd attended the team’s morning shootaround but did not talk to reporters and did not answer questions before the game. The slumping Nets have lost nine in a row.

Asked before the game whether he was disappointed that Kidd went public with his opinions, Nets coach Lawrence Frank said, “I don’t personalize it. I’m more disappointed about where we are as a team right now.”

Nets president Rod Thorn said he hadn’t talked to Kidd since the remarks were published and declined to discuss which teams have expressed an interest in the nine-time All-Star. He said he wouldn’t be forced into making a deal.

Thorn added that with the development of second-year guard Marcus Williams as Kidd’s backup, the Nets would “probably not” require a point guard to be part of a deal for Kidd.