That doesn’t mean that Kidd does not want to make changes to how the Nets play when they have the ball. Last season, they often scored by exploiting their stars’ individual abilities, relying on isolation plays to beat weaker opponents. But against more disciplined and athletic defenses, one-on-one play was not enough. Kidd wants to inject more ball movement, and he speaks in reverential tones when discussing how selfless passing opens doors that even the least talented players can stroll through.

“When the ball is moving, you don’t want to be the guy where it sticks, so everyone gets involved, everyone has fun,” Kidd said. “I think the beauty of it is it’s hard to guard. Because the ball is moving, you don’t know who is going to get a shot. You can scout it all you want.”

Kidd added, “I would love to have a structure where they can just play off each other.”

At times last season, the Nets seemed so keen to set up mismatches for their best players that the offense bogged down. With proper ball movement and spacing, Kidd said, “mismatches tend to happen.”

“A lot of times you don’t force or seek it out,” he said.

One of the great fast-break point guards, Kidd said he would emphasize moving the ball up court more quickly and hunting early scoring opportunities. The Nets played at about the slowest pace in the N.B.A. last year, so no one would expect them to start running like the Denver Nuggets.

But playing with pace is different from trying to run fast breaks all the time. Often, simply getting into the offense as quickly as possible and starting the ball movement early, even before the entire offense has arrived, creates mismatches that can be exploited toward the end of the shot clock.