The New York Daily News reports:
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With seemingly no end to the lockout, Nets guard Deron Williams has agreed in principal to a contract to play in Turkey, a source confirmed to the Daily News.
The signing was first reported by a Turkish TV station. The contract would pay the Nets star on a monthly basis.
The team, Besiktas, also signed Allen Iverson to a two-year, $4 million deal in October of last year.
“We are in talks with Williams. He is a bigger star than Iverson and would be the best player in Europe. We are close to an agreement,” the coach of Besiktas told Turkish TV.
Williams has an out clause in the event the NBA kicks off on time in late October, according to the Turkish TV report. Earlier this week, Dallas’ Rudy Fernandez considered playing in Spain, but decided not to go overseas, at this point.
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