Jason Kidd: Grant Hill Will Sign With Knicks

Now we have the 1994 co rookies of the year speaking for one another, at least Kidd did so on the Dan Patrick Show yesterday. He said he is confident that Hill will accept the Knicks offer. He also said that he was very close to signing with the Knicks himself, but thought better of it at the last minute when the Mavs made their offer. "I think so,'' Kidd said of Hill leaving for New York. "I think that would be a good fit. He played for Coach (D'Antoni). They'll go out and run and have the Garden jumping.''

As far as Kidd choosing Dallas over New York:

"My decision had nothing to do with LeBron, if I was going to go to New York,'' Kidd said. "Because you just don't know. You see the market, salaries coming down, next year coming down farther.'' The Garden would be a great match, the Garden and LeBron, the excitement he would bring, like being in Chicago for Michael (Jordan).''

"Donnie Walsh and Coach D'Antoni will have that team competitive. I want to win. Nobody talks about it, the streak they have, winning 50 games for the last nine seasons, It's a great challenge. To have the opportunity to play in New York, in the sense the Garden, I was very close. New York did everything right in the sense of the 3-year contract but (Mark) Cuban and the Mavs stepped up. I think we're pretty close to competing with the Lakers, so I thought it was best for me to stay.''

Article from Marc Berman/NY Post