The race for Deron Williams is over, making point guards like Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin, Jason Kidd and Goran Dragic more immediate priorities for NBA franchises.
Williams inked a 5-year, $100 million deal to remain with the Brooklyn Nets, putting an end to a lengthy period of fear and speculation that he would relocate to a team like the Dallas Mavericks. Acquiring Dwight Howard is far from a given for the Nets–many sources, in fact, do not like the team’s chances–but the star point guard will stay regardless.
