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Tough Glove: How Gary Payton hardened Jason Kidd

In four days, the greatest Net in history —if you think otherwise, go argue with someone else — will enter the Hall of Fame (along with the GM who traded for him, Rod Thorn.)

In the days leading up to the enshrinement, expect a slew of stories about the stoic, heroic, charismatic Jason Kidd. Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN, who covered Kidd’s glory years in New Jersey, writes Monday about how Gary Payton, who grew up on the same Oakland, California, court that molded Kidd. It’s a good start to the many stories to follow.