New Jersey Nets, Deron Williams | featured news

From towering billboards and slick subway posters, Deron Williams strikes a neighborly pose. “Hello Brooklyn,” the Nets’ star says in the team’s ubiquitous advertising campaign. “Goodbye, Brooklyn,” Williams might say each night, as he drives back to his Manhattan apartment.

Deron Williams formally committed to a five-year deal with the Nets Tuesday evening, boosting their fortunes on and off the court as the franchise moves to Brooklyn this fall.

Though they were the first team to fall to Jeremy Lin’s surprising prowess, the Nets spoiled the returns of Carmelo Anthony and Baron Davis with a victory aided by 38 points from Deron Williams.

New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams is having wrist surgery and will miss the final week of the season.

A person with knowledge of the trade says the New Jersey Nets agreed to acquire All-Star point guard Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in a surprising deal the day before the deadline....