Deron Williams

Deron Williams opts out of deal with Mavericks, will be a free agent

Dallas Mavericks guard Deron Williams has declined to pick up his player option, and he will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

What It Means:

There won't be many players who pick up their player options this summer, but Williams was injured a lot last season, so it will be interesting to see if a team gives him big money. However, he is only giving up $5.7 million, so he should expect more than that on the open market with the salary cap set to explode.

Williams averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 assists this past season. He had a nERD of -1.9 through 65 games.