I personally don't think this is as one-sided in favor of the Nets as some people do. But, I admit I don't know that much about the NBA. I do know some things, like that Selita Ebanks is hot, even when she is playing a Phoenix! But hopefully, some day I can get season tickets to a shitty NBA team and also be an NBA expert.Until then I will have to just guess and rely on other like Zach Lowe of Si.com..
This is a very good trade for the Nets and pretty much a "no-brainer"for the Nets, but....
1. There is no guarantee that Deron Williams will sign with the Nets. There are already reports that he is not happy with the trade. He wants to play for the Knicks (but the Knicks might go after CP3), so if the Nets don't sign him, he could be gone after next season.
2. Devin Harris, Derek Favors and two first round picks is not bad for the Jazz.
From Zach Lowe of Si.com:
The Nets are giving up a lot, but Williams is a guy for whom you give a lot — provided you are sure you can re-sign him. Favors, a 19-year-old power forward learning on the job, is a potential stud. He is rebounding well (particularly on offense), playing hard on defense and picking up the nuances of the pick-and-roll on offense. There is enormous potential here.
Harris is a loss, but not a significant one long term. He’s about to turn 28, he has never developed a three-point shot and he’s due about $18 million over the next two seasons. He’s a nice player — a good defender when he cares, and a creative shot-maker whose passing is underrated. But you give up him in a second for Williams, even if you’re only 50 percent sure you can sign Williams to a new deal to kick in after 2012-2013.
About that extension: Williams signed his most recent contract extension (a three-year deal, with a player option for a fourth year) on July 17, 2008, according to Pro Sports Transactions and news archives. According to Larry Coon’s salary cap guide, Williams would not be eligible to sign an extension until exactly three years later — July 17 of this year. The current collective bargaining agreement expires by then, which means the Nets — if I’m reading things right, and Coon confirm I am — cannot sign Williams to an extension under the current CBA. Which means whatever extension Williams gets will come under a new CBA, which is expected to be less friendly to players. In other words: This does not appear to be a case in which the Nets are getting Williams with a mutual understanding that they can get him a Carmelo-type, big-money extension now.
Whatever. This is a great trade for New Jersey.
So there you have it. I will go back to writing about stuff I know about. Those SI Swimsuit models are hot.