Damon Jones: Every women's dream?

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Miami's players, a loose bunch, kidded Dwyane Wade all week about being
named one of People magazine's sexiest. And as a team advances in the
playoffs--as Scott Williams, Steve Kerr and Jud Buechler fans found out in
the 1990s--new figures emerge. In this series, that player was Damon Jones,
a journeyman shooter working on his ninth team in seven seasons and yearning
for the spotlight.

He wore sunglasses when called to the playoff postgame media room for the
first time in his career and was warned by the NBA not to wear the glasses
again. It's one of those league fashion-police rules. Jones has been a comic
relief in Miami all season, starting with when he followed Shaquille O'Neal
around on media day to try to get into TV shots. Jones averaged 16.5 points
and hit 17 of 34 threes in the Nets series after also playing in the IBL,
USBL and CBA.

He calls himself: "The Most Electrifying" and "Every Woman's Dream?" "At any
point in time, I can light up a room," Jones said, explaining the
"Electrifying" nickname he gave himself. As for the "Dream" name, "There's
60 million women that love the way I look," Jones said. "You don't hear that
about [Wade], do you?"

Jones flashes a three-point symbol when he makes them, overdramatizes when
fouled, flailing his arms and legs, and poses after baskets. He tells
reporters he'll refuse to talk to those who leave him to interview Wade.
"I'm having the time of my life," he says.

For now, so are his teammates.

Meanwhile, in New Jersey

Jason Kidd didn't seem into it during the Nets' series loss despite decent
statistics. Even with Richard Jefferson back, Kidd gave no indication he
sees his future in New Jersey. His staying is hardly good business for a
lame-duck team planning to move. He is 32 with a history of knee problems
and with salaries of $16.4 million next season followed by $18 million,
$19.7 million and $21.3 million through 2008-09.

"To put any stock in the future, I've done that many times and it's
crashed," Kidd said. "So there's no reason to go forward with that
[discussion]. None of us are guaranteed to be here."

Look for the Nets to dangle Kidd, with one possible destination being Los
Angeles, where they need another star and someone to get the ball out of
Bryant's hands. Lamar Odom, a throw-in like Devean George and a No. 1 pick
to get a point guard would give the Nets a nice nucleus to build on for
Brooklyn.