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So the Mavericks, pushing to win now rather than waiting through Harris' uncertain timetable to develop, went for the proven Kidd and lost big. Getting Kidd was a risk -- in the timing of a major deal at midseason, in the smaller window of opportunity by trading younger for older -- but it was no reach. It just couldn't stop them from becoming like everyone else.
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