07-23-2008, 01:01 PM
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Nets trade PG M. Williams for 1st Rnd Pick
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Losing Baron Davis left the Warriors without a true point guard on the roster, a cause to fret considering the expected starter, Monta Ellis, is inexperienced at the position.
But the Warriors allayed that concern Monday, trading for another Los Angeles-bred dazzling playmaker with conditioning concerns: Marcus Williams.
Golden State sent a conditional first-round pick to the New Jersey Nets for Williams, who became expendable when the Nets acquired Devin Harris from Dallas in February and Keyon Dooling from Orlando on Monday.
"It's a lot better feeling now that I have a new opportunity, a fresh start," Williams said in a phone interview. "It wasn't about being (back in California). It was about getting an opportunity to play."
The Warriors have a team option for next season on Williams, who will make $1.2 million this season. If they like him, they can pick him up for the final year of his rookie deal.
Williams — not to be confused with swingman Marcus Williams out of Arizona, the Los Angeles Clippers' restricted free agent — is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound lefty with crafty handles who can penetrate and shoot from the outside. He isn't a supreme athlete, but he boasts above average vision and passing ability.
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I think the Nets are really retarded for making this trade. Marcus Williams was young and the UConn star had good chemistry with fellow college teammate josh boone. This is a boneheaded decision my Nets management. I liked all their move up until now. You never know M. Williams could have been better the Devin Harris. Remember when Harris came to the Nets in the Kidd trade Devin Harris was injured and I thought marcus williams did an OUTSTANDING job stepping in. |
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