Deron Williams eager to stay with the Nets
Williams,
who said he felt fine after undergoing the wrist surgery Monday to
remove three floating bone fragments and repair some scar tissue, likes
the fact that the Nets are promoting him as a main part of their future.
The Nets will move to a new arena, the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, to
begin the 2012-13 season.
"The new building is going up and
they're using me to be a big part of it," said Williams, a point guard
who averaged 15 points and 12 assists in his limited stint with the
Nets. "I like the way things are going."
Williams said that he was first hesitant about having the surgery.
"I
was angry and tried to tell the doctors that I didn't want to have the
surgery," Williams said. "The two doctors had me outvoted, two against
one. I couldn't do anything about it. They told me that there was no
reason to postpone it and if I didn't have it, I would be dealing with
the same pain again."
Williams' contract will expire at the end of
the 2011-12 season (with an option worth $17.7 million set for
2012-13). So, he's looking for a long-term extension, but can't
negotiate one with the status of the league's CBA completely up in the
air.
Coach Avery Johnson believes that Williams will be part of the organization for many years to come.
"I
feel Deron has totally bought into what we're doing," Johnson said.
"He's a sincere guy, a man of his word. I have a lot of confidence that
he will stay, and I will continue to show him how vitally important he
is to the success of our team. I feel good about Deron being in a Nets
uniform next season and into the future."
其他完整部分請參考連結:http://www.nba.com/2011/news/04/14/deron-williams-nets.ap/index.html
看來Deron本人對於籃網隊願意以他為中心打造球隊感到興奮, 小將軍也給予他頗高的評價, 官網最後一句話提到了籃網隊自己的夏禕賽季還是頗有信心的.
畢竟他們比上一季進步12勝, 雖然最近因為DERON手術的關係在17場之內輸了15場, 明年全員到齊的籃網還是很讓人看好.