Williams to Stay With Nets

Deron Williams is coming to Brooklyn.
Williams to Stay With Nets
Deron Williams will stay with the Nets and their re-vamped roster. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
Dave Martin
7/3/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Deron Williams is coming to Brooklyn.

The most coveted free-agent on the market will accompany the Nets as they move to Brooklyn for the 2012-13 season, according to a tweet by Williams Tuesday evening.

The tweet read, “Made a very tough decision today...” and had a picture of the Nets new logo.

Contracts for free-agents can’t be signed until July 11, but according to a report on the NBA’s website, the deal is for five years and $98 million, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

The decision is huge for the Nets who have loaded up on expensive players this off-season to try and convince Williams to stay. In recent days the Nets have re-signed Gerald Wallace to a four-year $40 million deal and traded for Joe Johnson and the four years and roughly $89 million left on his contract.

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Dave Martin is a New-York based writer as well as editor. He is the sports editor for the Epoch Times and is a consultant to private writers.
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