Brooklyn’s going green: Nets’ backcourt blossoming as Celtics come to town
So much was made of the Brooklyn Nets’ multi-million dollar All-Star backcourt this past summer that you’d think the dynamic duo was ready to take over the NBA from the season’s opening tip.
But $100 million point guard Deron Williams and fellow All-Star sharpshooter Joe Johnson, who will make approximately $90 million over the next four seasons, knew the process of developing into the league’s most formidable backcourt tandem would take at least a little time.