There were reports all of last season about the Brooklyn Nets trying to trade Deron Williams and Joe Johnson but so far they haven’t been able to yield any viable offers. Joe Johnson is set to make $24.9 million next season and Deron Williams is set to make $21 million next season (and $22.3 million the season after that). The Nets just don’t see the two players in their future and the “star” players who were once part of the “Big 3” weren’t even mentioned in the team’s letter to the fans.
via New York Post:
(GM Billy) King and (CEO Brett) Yormark stated the Nets have plans to re-sign Brook Lopezand Thaddeus Young “to keep our core leadership together.” They stated they wanted to “build on our emerging young core,” mentioning Mason Plumlee, Bojan Bogdanovic, Markel Brown and Sergey Karasev. They mentioned their two draft picks — Nos. 29 and 41 — and a desire in “purchasing’’ another pick.
But King and Yormark made no mention of Williams and Johnson — omissions that can be taken as an ominous sign for the duo. It’s unclear if either Williams or Johnson has requested a trade.
Whether they’ve requested one or not, the implication the duo will not be back is clear.
