Nets ready to get to work on Williams, 'going home soon'

“Guess ill be going home soon #LockoutOver! My time in Istanbul w/ Besiktas was amazing thanks for everything!” was Deron Williams initial tweet from Turkey.

Williams remains the most critical player as the Nets move forward. Keeping the All-Star guard is imperative and Nets brass must immediately begin building a team that will appease him and keep the free-agent-to-be in place as they move to Brooklyn.

Exactly what can be done won’t be known until the new collective bargaining agreement is ratified, but the Nets should have upward of $20 million to spend, even with 10 players, including rookies MarShon Brooks and Jordan Williams (and minus Travis Outlaw who should be amnestied away), on guaranteed deals. And they will spend.

Keeping Williams is the one universal truth about the Nets, other than their poor record in recent years.

The players the Nets likely will pursue have been out there: Nene, Tayshaun Prince, Jamal Crawford. Then there is always the sign-and-trade route, which seems more feasible again as the new deal apparently will allow for immediate sign-and-trades like in the past.