The level of stakes does not transform the principles of the poker world.
No matter how many chips are scattered across the table, the right read remains tied to knowing when a hand is worth holding or if it's one to discard.
The Brooklyn Nets bet the farm on Deron Williams successfully filling the role of franchise savior. Jokingly referred to as the team's "assistant GM" in April 2012, per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports, Williams has come a lot closer to holding that position than most realize.
"Every move we've made since we acquired Deron Williams," a team official told ESPN New York's Ian O'Connor, "was made because of Deron Williams."
Brooklyn's transaction log over these last few seasons reads like a comedy of errors, only no one is laughing.
A $190 million payroll in 2013-14, the largest in NBA history, should be the clearest sign of this team's audacious approach to roster management. In truth, it's merely a footnote to a harrowing tale of a mortgaged future and a mediocre present.
The Nets didn't destroy their financial books through exorbitant free-agent spending, their bigges ...
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Brooklyn Nets Can’t Tie Title Dreams to Deron Williams Anymore
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