Rare breeds stay with teams

0 Comments | USA TODAY, March, 2008 | by Chris Colston

Continuity in the NBA is a fleeting thing. February's rash of blockbuster trades sent several stars to new cities. Center Shaquille O'Neal is now with his fourth team, the Phoenix Suns. Point guard Jason Kidd returns to his original team, the Dallas Mavericks, after stints with the Suns and New Jersey Nets.

All this makes a player like Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Michael Redd even more rare. Redd, 28, is averaging 23.3 points, eighth-best in the league, and a career-high 3.5 assists points per game. He's spent his entire eight-year career in Milwaukee.

"There's always talk around the trade deadline, lots of hypothetical situations, and usually not much happens," says Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak. "But this year once the ball got rolling, a lot of people...