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Breaking News, Deron stays with the Nets

At this point - this trade looks to be one of those rare occassions that worked/is working out to both teams' benefit.

Nets got (and kept) a superstar and credibility to take to Brooklyn, and the Jazz got a wonderful foundation in their rebuilding process. We can judge this move again in 2-3 years, but as of now you can't say 1 team completely fleeced the other. It was a great move for the position the Jazz were in, and it was a big risk for the Nets that appears to have paid off and could be a complete homerun if they land Dwight.

I'm quite happy with Favors/Kanter/Burks (Burks - because it's less likely we're picking 12th if we hang on to Deron), the future GSW pick and Marvin Williams the player (if not the contract) just as I'm sure Brooklyn fans will be to welcome a Nets team that is definitely a top-5 team in the East and could be a bonafide contender if they land Dwight. Win-win...so far.
 
Good to see Deron showing some loyalty. At the same time they now have two massively overpaid players in Williams and Johnson and can no longer afford Howard on the open market regardless of how much Prokorov is willing to spend. They will be a second round, possibly first round, fodder team until Johnson fizzles out completely.
 
I'd say good for Deron, but I'm not sure he bet on the right horse. As constructed, that Nets team is going to be pretty shaky as soon as year 3 with little flexibility to replace aging parts. Prokorov will spend so that may help. But I have a sneaky suspicion he's going to have Jazz deja vu all over again: a team up against the limit of its financial capabilities that isn't good enough to win it all.
 
NUMBERICA said:
What a disloyal little piece of **** he is.
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This implies that Deron had some reason to feel loyalty to the Nets, and I don't see why he should owe them anything, whatsoever.

Honestly, this had nothing to do with loyalty. I'd say it shows that so far, the new CBA is having some of the impact the owners had hoped for.
 
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Interesting that he's going the five year route this time instead of the three year route with Utah. Utah was much, much better than Brooklyn is currently, so I'm wondering what the real reason for taking three years was.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
LOL... Those guys who were flaming on Billy King.. Where are they now?!?!
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He has done part of his job, he has built up a lot of excitement and got a star player for the team's inaugural season in Brooklyn. Now lets see if he can fill out a roster with his hands tied by salary cap. Then lets revisit this topic after about 30 games next season.

I felt just like Deron last month. This other company stepped in and offered me a job in Elko for about 20% less than my current rate, the other company came hard at me, telling me how they were a leader in their industry back in the 90's and they showed me how stable the company was with its entrenched management. My current boss offered me a 20% raise, the corner office and final say in all hiring decisions. In the end I decided to stay with my current boss, I'm a loyal guy.
 
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Darkwing Duck said:
Interesting that he's going the five year route this time instead of the three year route with Utah. Utah was much, much better than Brooklyn is currently, so I'm wondering what the real reason for taking three years was.
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He wanted out of here. He wanted the quickest route out of Utah after he got the big payday second contract.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
Interesting that he's going the five year route this time instead of the three year route with Utah. Utah was much, much better than Brooklyn is currently, so I'm wondering what the real reason for taking three years was.
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He wanted to keep his options open in the event a small-market team like Utah couldn't keep competing with the best teams in the league...and he wanted to maximize his earning potential. A 3-yr max extension, then opt-out and resign for a longterm max before he hits 30. Now he will be 33 (instead of 35) when this contract is up which likely is still young enough to earn another sizeable contract at that point.
 
BTW, King owes KOC big time. When Dwill was traded, nobody thought the Nets had a chance to keep him. KOC, who is ordinarily complementary or silent about players made it known to the media that he and the jazz believed Deron would play for 3 or 4 teams and multiple coaches. I believe this was a calculated move arranged by KOC and King to play on Dwills anger at the jazz and his ever present drive to prove people wrong to set the stage for Dwill to prove KOC and the Jazz wrong, that he is a loyal guy.

Of course the extra 30 Million might have also helped.
 
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