ESPN - New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams is planning to play in Turkey in the fall if the NBA lockout has not yet been settled.
Williams' newly hired agent, Jeff Schwartz, on Thursday confirmed to
ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher a report from the Turkey-based sports
outlet NTV Spor that the All-Star point guard has struck an agreement in
principal to play for Besiktas, which is the club that briefly employed
Allen Iverson last season.
Deron Williams is the first NBA player to let it be known that he will jump to Europe to play ball if the NBA lockout holds up. I can't say that I would disagree with the choice. I figure if your not getting paid by the NBA, why not get paid by another team. I'm guessing more players are going to follow in his foot steps. Hopefully the NBA will step up and get the lockout settled. The only reason why players won't hit Europe to play ball is the injury risk. The could fuck themselves royally if they get hurt while under contract.
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