Nets' Lopez flourishing after ‘Dwightmare’
New York Post — Deron Williams admitted he never saw his trade from Utah to the Nets coming. He never heard any rumors. “I just got hit with it. Pow!” Williams said. Brook Lopez, though, lived with the Nets through the “Dwightmare” rumors seemingly forever. “It had to be tough on him. He never...
Brooklyn Nets April 3, 2013Nets not prepared to celebrate — yet
New York Post — LOS ANGELES — Ever since Deron Williams was traded to the Nets a little more than two years ago, he has yearned to get back to the playoffs after making several trips to the postseason with the Jazz early in his career. But after the Nets committed more than $330 million...
Brooklyn Nets March 22, 2013Deron erupts for 31 points as Nets top Mavs after Cuban diss
New York Daily News — Before the game, Mark Cuban lectured the Nets about why they shouldn’t have signed Deron Williams to such a big, suffocating contract. Then Williams went out and disputed that claim with a soaring second half, leading the Nets to an impressive 113-96 road victory over the Mavericks.
Brooklyn Nets March 21, 2013
Lopez, Williams lead Nets past Mavericks 113-96
Fort-Worth Star Telegram — Brook Lopez scores 38 points and Deron Williams 31 in his first visit to Dallas since he spurned the Mavericks in free agency.
Dallas Mavericks March 20, 2013Rapid Reaction: Nets 113, Mavs 96
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — WHAT IT MEANS: “Just another game,” huh. OK, D-Will. Whatever you say. With Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sitting baseline, Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams came home and put on a show, scoring 26 of his 31 points in the second half, and the Nets beat the Mavericks, 113-96, on Wednesday night at American Airlines Arena. Williams, who had just five first-half points on 2-for-7 shooting, could’ve been a Maverick. Maybe he would’ve been in Dallas had Cuban shown up to their free-agent meeting instead of filming “Shark Tank.
Brooklyn Nets March 20, 2013D-Will in Dallas: 'It's just another game'
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — Dallas native Deron Williams is expecting a different reception from the hometown crowd at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday night. "I usually get cheers here," the Brooklyn Nets point guard said. "Now that'll probably stop." Williams grew up in a Dallas suburb, The Colony, but decided to re-sign with the Nets (five years, $98 million) rather than leave for the Mavericks in the offseason. "It's just another game for me," Williams said. "I'm glad my family and friends get a chance to come out and see the game.
Brooklyn Nets March 20, 2013Awkward Bound: Nets' Deron headed home, expects boos
New York Daily News — You can go home again - but it can be awkward. Such is the situation that Nets guard Deron Williams faces. The three-time All Star will play the Mavericks on Wednesday in Dallas for the first time since he snubbed his hometown team in free agency.
Brooklyn Nets March 19, 2013Williams hits record 9 first-half 3-pointers
New York Post — When the Nets convinced Deron Williams to re-sign during free agency last summer, they had nights like this in mind, nights when he would lift the crowd inside Barclays Center to its feet with his play, and lift his team to a win. Williams did that, and then some, against...
Brooklyn Nets March 8, 2013Simmons names Nets among worst deals
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — Grantland’s Bill Simmons gave his annual report on the worst contracts in the NBA Friday, and the Nets have four of them: 22. Kris Humphries (two years, $24 million) 17. Deron Williams (five years, $98 million) 3. Gerald Wallace (four years, $40 million) 1. Joe Johnson (four years , $89 million) Simmons doesn’t mind the Humphries deal as much because it expires next season. But he killed the Nets for investing so much long-term money in Williams, Wallace and Johnson, who will be making a combined $56 million in 2015-16 when they’ll all be past their primes.
Brooklyn Nets March 8, 2013Mavericks have moved on from Williams snub
New York Post — The Mavericks went into free agency last summer hoping to convince Deron Williams to play for his hometown team alongside Dirk Nowitzki. Instead, Williams chose to re-up with the Nets and become the face of the franchise as it moved to Brooklyn, leaving the Mavericks — who had dismantled their 2011...
Brooklyn Nets March 2, 2013Deron: Facing Mavs ‘just another game’
New York Post — Last summer, when Deron Williams was the NBA’s biggest free agent, P.J. Carlesimo, then a Nets assistant coach, had some fears that the star point guard was going to leave the Nets for the Mavericks. Carlesimo, now the interim head coach, believed Dallas was a legitimate and logical...
Brooklyn Nets February 28, 2013Foot woes put Deron out until after break
New York Post — INDIANAPOLIS — When Nets general manager Billy King traded for Deron Williams two years ago, he proudly proclaimed he had the best point guard in the NBA. The Nets happily ponied up nearly $100 million dollars to sign Williams to a five-year max contract, ensuring he would be the face of...
Brooklyn Nets February 11, 2013Report: D-Will buys $15.8M penthouse
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — Must be nice. Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams paid $15.8 million for a penthouse in TriBeCa, the New York Post reported. Williams signed a five-year, $98 million contract in the offseason, so he'll still have plenty of money left over According to ny.curbed.com, the 6,800-square-foot apartment has six bedrooms, 4½ bathrooms and a "3,000-square-foot terrace that's so big there's a little bridge crossing a lilly pond. "The home also has a really shiny stainless steel restaurant grade kitchen, a floating staircase, a climate-controlled wine room, a lot of storage, and it comes with ...
Brooklyn Nets January 31, 2013D-Will earns his salary against Magic
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams signed a five-year, $98 million contract in the offseason and is making $17.2 million in 2012-13. Sounds like a lot, right? Well, if interim coach P.J. Carlesimo had it his way, those gargantuan salary figures would double. "The point guards in this league should get paid twice what they make," Carlesimo said. "Because their matchups every night -- they really just gotta play against a helluva player.
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