Nets PG Deron Williams Officially Declines Player Option

[StarvingKnick22]

By Stefan Bondy / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 11:30 PM
Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 12:52 AM


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Bring on Mark Cuban!

On the same day it was revealed that Deron Williams didn’t pick up his one-year player option officially setting the stage for a Nets-Mavericks battle for the NBA’s most coveted free agent GM Billy King said he isn’t concerned about the impending phone call from a certain persuasive Mavs owner.

King’s source of confidence? Seventeen months of preparation and a new $1 billion arena.

“It doesn’t worry me because we’re prepared,” said King, who traded rebuilding pieces for Williams last February. “We’ve done our work, and the ultimate goal is to have Deron playing, opening the Barclays Center next season. And we haven’t wavered on that.”

Williams’ decision to not pick up the contract option by last week’s deadline was expected, considering he can now either command a five-year deal from the Nets or a four-year deal elsewhere.

The point guard wants to announce his intentions quickly after becoming a free agent on Sunday, preferring to avoid the type of face-to-face meetings that helped villainize the decisions of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh two summers ago.

But Cuban, who dissected a championship team to make a run at Williams, won’t go down without a fight (or, as Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov once challenged Cuban with, “a kickboxing throwdown.”)

“It’s part of the process. Mark Cuban will call him,” King said. “At the end of day, Deron’s going to play here or he’s going to play someplace else. I think we’ve done everything, prepared everything. Everything is mapped out. He sees what we have. He sees what they have. And he’s got to make a decision."


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Its about damn time so no more "Dwight goes to Brooklyn"

[king4day]

As expected. I think he won't even play around with this. Come the 1st, he'll sign a max with the Nets and they move on.

[seikou8]

whats the news we all knew he was going to dallas

[JerseyPalahniuk]

Dude... this was expected last YEAR. This is why everyone had called him a "Free agent" - because he was going to opt out.

[blastmasta26]

He could still sign a max deal with the Nets, no need to jump to conclusions about him leaving just yet.

[BigCityofDreams]

As expected. I think he won't even play around with this. Come the 1st, he'll sign a max with the Nets and they move on.

That's what probably happens

[xxplayerxx23]

Is the OP Serious? Deron said he was going to decline his Opition weeks ago. He will sign a max with Brooklyn

[netsgiantsyanks]

we knew he'd decline the player option before the season started.

[jd25213]

we knew he'd decline the player option before the season started.

We knew he would decline it when the Nets traded for him back in February of 2011.

[JOhnnyTHaJet]

This thread is worthless.

[justinnum1]

oh look, a knick fan trying to bait nets fans even tho deron can and probably will sign a max with the nets.

good try, good effort

[D-Block21-Chito]

Close/ Pointless thread

[IIISSKiLL]

[QUOTE=JOhnnyTHaJet;22692595]This thread is worthless.[/QUOTE

Seriously why would anyone start this thread ?

[NYKnickFanatic]

oh look, a knick fan trying to bait nets fans even tho deron can and probably will sign a max with the nets.

good try, good effort

Yup, that's exactly what he's trying to do.

I mean DWill already said he was going to opt out, that doesnt mean he cant re-sign with them.

OP fail.

[ManRamForPrez24]

This means literally nothing. It was a given he was going to opt out. Nets are still the favorites in all likelihood to re-sign him.