Deron Williams, Nets are better off apart
Buyout Deal Provides Relief for Both Player and Franchise
Deron Williams got his wish, and so did the Brooklyn Nets.
By parting ways with their high-priced point guard, the Nets will be able to avoid paying the NBA’s exorbitant repeater luxury tax and, even more importantly, build a team that coach Lionel Hollins can take to greater heights than it has enjoyed during the first three years here in Brooklyn.
Last Friday, Nets general manager Billy King and Williams agreed to part ways somewhat amicably as Brooklyn bade farewell to its enigmatic point man via a $27.5 million buyout for the remaining two years and $43 million on Williams’ original five-year, $98 million pact.