Jason KIDD

Kidd was second to Tim Duncan in NBA MVP voting that season, and he guided the Nets to the Finals again in 2003 where Duncan's San Antonio Spurs won 4-2.

Injuries started to affect the guard with knee surgery forcing him to miss Athens 2004. While the Nets were perennial fixtures in the postseason, and Kidd continued to rack up triple-doubles, they did not return to the Eastern Conference Finals.

In Olympic year, after seven seasons with the Nets, Kidd returned to the Mavericks.

At 35, Kidd was by the only 30-something in the Beijing squad and the only survivor from Sydney making him the only previous gold medallist.

He was back in China where he was entrusted with starting duties despite the claims of Chris Paul and Deron Williams.

While he played a more defensive role than usual, Kidd and rebounds in a game, Kidd showed flashes of his skills in Beijing, most notably with his game-high seven assists in the semi-final win over reigning Olympic champions Argentina.

After his second Olympic gold, Kidd was one of the key men in the Mavericks' first NBA title in 2011, beating a Miami Heat team featuring Redeem Team colleagues LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the Finals.

He retired in 2013 after a final season with the New York Knicks before becoming head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.

Despite taking the Nets to the playoffs, he left for the Milwaukee Bucks where he helped launch the career of future MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo before being fired during his fourth season.

He then won a NBA title in 2020 - in the bubble in Florida, as an assistant coach with the LA Lakers before returning to the Mavericks as head coach in 2021.

The 10-time All-Star is second on the all-time list for assists and steals behind Dream Team star John Stockton in both. Kidd was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.