Analysis and reactions to Deron Williams signing with team in Turkey

I love this move for D-Will. Sends a message to the owners that your star players are willing to put themselves in a situation to show-case themselves outside of the NBA and potentially get hurt simply because of the contract disputes between the owners and players. Every single game Deron plays in Europe, every single point, game-winner, monetary profit that Turkey receives should push the owners to get this lock-out fixed as much as possible. These are the best players in the world, and they deserve to play in the NBA, not in Europe.

For D-Will, aside from potential injury which is given everytime you step on the court, there really is no pressure on his side. Once the lock-out ends, his Turkey contract ensures he can immediately head back to New Jersey. If the lock-out continues, he is guaranteed to make 5 mil in just one year of play overseas. Smart ass move and I hope more NBA players do this as the weeks progress to continue putting pressure to END THIS LOCKOUT.

[QUOTE=Euroleague]No he would not. Best in the Eurocup or Turkish League? Sure. Best in the Euroleague? No.[/QUOTE]

Who would be? Two time Euroleague MVP Anthony Parker? lol

Deron, Wade, LeBron, Dirk and Dwight should temporarily sign on some Euroleague team for scraps while they lockout settles itself. It'll be like the 2004 Olympics all over again.

Why are people worried about injuries??? He playing basketball during a time when he would be playing basketball anyway. He is just playing a season worth of basketball like he's been during his whole career. Not like its extra basketball like it is with FIBA and the Olympics...

[QUOTE=Kellogs4toniee]I love this move for D-Will. Sends a message to the owners that your star players are willing to put themselves in a situation to show-case themselves outside of the NBA and potentially get hurt simply because of the contract disputes between the owners and players. Every single game Deron plays in Europe, every single point, game-winner, monetary profit that Turkey receives should push the owners to get this lock-out fixed as much as possible. These are the best players in the world, and they deserve to play in the NBA, not in Europe.

For D-Will, aside from potential injury which is given everytime you step on the court, there really is no pressure on his side. Once the lock-out ends, his Turkey contract ensures he can immediately head back to New Jersey. If the lock-out continues, he is guaranteed to make 5 mil in just one year of play overseas. Smart ass move and I hope more NBA players do this as the weeks progress to continue putting pressure to END THIS LOCKOUT.[/QUOTE]

absolutely agreed. Deron made a smart decision for himself and for other players to follow suit. Who cares if some euro club signed some scrub player or an european playing in the NBA. But when you actually sign an all-star like Deron, other players will start to follow suit, if the offers are there. Im hoping more and more players threaten to do so.

[QUOTE=DuMa]absolutely agreed. Deron made a smart decision for himself and for other players to follow suit. Who cares if some euro club signed some scrub player or an european playing in the NBA. But when you actually sign an all-star like Deron, other players will start to follow suit, if the offers are there. Im hoping more and more players threaten to do so.[/QUOTE]
unless he gets hurt and his $34M on his contract gets voided. Other than that i agree with you.

Good for him.. I doubt he wants to spend his prime sitting on his couch all day. I'll probably even try to watch some of his games if this happens.

[QUOTE=MeLO MvP 15]Nah he was joking I think. His next tweet was about signing with a YMCA team lol.

Besides, Arenas really should be one of the last ppl going to Europe. He's got tons of money and a lot injury problems.[/QUOTE]

yeah, his next tweet was

[QUOTE]agentzeroshow Gilbert A. aka Jefe
if i did play sum where it would be the Philippines they love basketball u will feel like a rockstar and they hav my fav dessert HALO HALO[/QUOTE]

Halo-halo is awesome. If you're in LA, try chowking halo-halo :rockon:

Smart move by D-Will if this is true. There won't be many teams in Europe offering $5 million contracts with a lockout-clause in it, good on him for getting this out of the way early. If a lot of NBA players are planning to do this, many of them will probably have to settle for less.



The risks involved are overstated imo.

[QUOTE=Euroleague]No he would not. Best in the Eurocup or Turkish League? Sure. Best in the Euroleague? No.[/QUOTE]
2 of the best teams of the euroleague are efes pilsen and fenerbahce and they are turkish teams
and deron could be the mvp of euroleague, it is not that diffcult at all

[QUOTE=Sampsonsimpson]Who would be? Two time Euroleague MVP Anthony Parker? lol[/QUOTE]
you're such a dum. there is different game in europe than in nba. different rules dictate different requirements. how can't you grasp that. ignorant dork.

[QUOTE=niko]unless he gets hurt and his $34M on his contract gets voided. Other than that i agree with you.[/QUOTE]
Lol no, Nets are not voiding his contract unless DWill has a career ending injury.

He is basically recouping some of the money he is losing because of the lockout by taking that extremely small chance of a career ending injury, which does not all of a sudden increase because he is playing in Turkey. by any measure it's a smart business decision.

[QUOTE=niko]unless he gets hurt and his $34M on his contract gets voided. Other than that i agree with you.[/QUOTE]

DWill can get a broken ankle and some team in NBA is still gonna pay him big dollars and yes even the Nets. Injures are apart of the game and an injured star will still get a huge contract.

[QUOTE=tpols]And maybe if you're team wasn't filled with low IQ, selfish, no defense playing volume scorers, you'd win a playoff series for the first time in 11+ years. It's been a long drought.. possibly the longest active streak?:oldlol:[/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=bluechox2]best off going to euroleague and winning a title and mvp there[/QUOTE]

Besiktas is not a Euroleague team.