Deron Williams might as well change his last name to Kardashian. Last season, the enigmatic point guard engineered a trade from the fading Utah Jazz to the New Jersey Nets. We're not even half-way through this season, and he's already put out a list of teams he'd like to be traded to. Really. I bet the Jazz ownership feel real good about firing Jerry Sloan now.Initials inked on arm for easy identification.A well written article at the Business Insider explains that the Jazz may have traded Williams simply because they didn't envision him being the face of the franchise as Stockton and Malone had been for years and years. Good enough for me. And maybe they thought Williams, with his demands, may have been just another self-obsessed star. Another fair point.Last year, some of those points may have been questioned. Now, it's the flat-out truth.Williams orchestrated the trade to the Nets last season by becoming a malcontent on a fading team. At the time, everyone wan...
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TEAMS: New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic
TEAMS: New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic
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