In the initial press conference the day after the already infamous trade, Nico Harrison said that he and Kidd had a "vision and a culture that we've wanted to create since we've been here," signaling that while Kidd wasn't brought in on the deal until late, he was on board. That does not seem to be the case, though.

While Kidd was understandably frustrated this season with the team’s injury crisis, he also resented the front office’s midseason Luka Doncic trade, multiple team and league sources