Deron Williams Contract Negotiations

Nets finalizing extension for GM King

The Brooklyn Nets are on the verge of finalizing a multiyear contract extension with general manager Billy King, a league source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. The news was earlier reported by Yahoo! Sports. King has been the team's GM since July 14, 2010. His current deal was set to expire at the end of the season. Since taking over, King has turned the Nets from a laughingstock into a playoff contender. His biggest move was acquiring point guard Deron Williams in a blockbuster trade from the Utah Jazz on Feb. Nets Blog | ESPN New York

Deron erupts for 31 points as Nets top Mavs after Cuban diss

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. New York Daily News

D-Will and Carlos Boozer reunion?

Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer proved to be a lethal pick-and-roll tandem in Utah. Years later, could they team up in Brooklyn? Writes ESPN’s Chad Ford in his latest Insider story: Boozer has been solid in his tenure with the Bulls, but the team has known for a while that it would prefer to move his contract to get more salary flexibility in the future. The Bulls have Taj Gibson to take many of Boozer's minutes and would love to add some perimeter shooting to balance out the team once Derrick Rose returns. Nets Blog | ESPN New York

Foot woes put Deron out until after break

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... New York Post

Report: D-Will buys $15.8M penthouse

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 ... Nets Blog | ESPN New York

D-Will earns his salary against Magic

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. Nets Blog | ESPN New York