Hustle Points: Deron Williams to the Nets, What?

Talk about a shocker, what in the world is going on in the NBA? The Utah Jazz have agreed to send their All-Star franchise point guard to the New Jersey Nets in return for the oft-discussed Derrick Favors and Devin Harris.

There was increasing speculation about Williams' comfort level in Utah after the Jerry Sloan fallout and the organization hasn't been able to hammer out any kind of extension with the top five point guard and on top of that there were the rumors about Williams shunning the Jazz to run off to New York to complete the trio with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.

Got all of that? Good. The Jazz wanted to take preemptive action against being spurned by a superstar and after seeing how well the Nuggets did for themselves on Monday night, I'm sure it encouraged the Jazz to cut their losses and try to reload on the fly.

Williams is going to a shaky situation in New jersey where the team is terrible and there isn't much else there other than Brook Lopez at the moment, but the move to Brooklyn is really all the Nets have to look forward to at this point and even in light of that there are already rumors that Williams might still bolt the Nets to go play at the Garden.

It's a move the Nets had to make after striking out last summer and with 'Melo, they had to get a superstar or else be accused of being full of hot air and talking big game with no results.

New Jersey isn't a playoff team and may not be a playoff team next year without more significant moves, but the Utah jazz on the other hand are still sitting pretty in the eighth spot in the Western Conference.

They didn't get a scrub in Devin Harris, this is a guy averaging 15 points and seven assists a game, it's not Williams numbers, but Harris is a bonafide all-star point guard and will fit the Jazz extremely well along with Favors who has tremendous upside.

It's unfortunate that the bigger cities are continuing to snatch the best players from the smaller markets, but in big-time sports there's not much to be done about the need for the best superstars to be under the brightest lights and making the most money, but that's where the league is going and the evidence lies in the actions of some of the league's best over the last couple seasons.

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