Sunday afternoon I flew out to Dallas, Texas for a private signing with Mavericks superstar Jason Kidd. This was J's first signing as a member of Dallas and the first I have done with him in quite some time. Monday morning I set up and awaited Kidd's arrival. Jason popped in at about 2:00 (right after practice) and knocked out the session in no time. J seems incredibly excited about being in Dallas...as he should. The West is as competitive as any conference in recent memory and with the Mavericks adding Kidd, the Lakers adding Pau Gasol, the Suns adding Shaq and the Rockets never losing it truly has become the wild west. Kidd and I spoke about how any of those teams are a three game losing streak away from dropping to the ninth spot (and out of the playoff picture). Anyway, the product breakdown for this signing was all Dallas. We did three sick new Mavericks images (in both 8x10 and 16x20) as well as that strong Sports Illustrated Kidd cover from a few weeks ago (in 16x20!..very robust!)
After the signing was over it took me no time to pack up and ship the pieces back to New York (a first). That brings us to today where I am enjoying a "day off" in Dallas. J was nice enough to leave me a ticket for tonight's Mavericks/Lakers game so I am heading over to American Airlines Center in a few hours for that showdown. If last Sunday's thriller in L.A. was any indication of how tonight will play out it is sure to be a classic. Tomorrow morning I am flying straight back to my March home...Tampa... for quite a few Yankees signings.
Check back tomorrow for an update from Florida as well as a few strong photos from yesterday's Kidd signing.