Deron Williams: Where Will He Play Next Season?

So Deron Williams has joined the A list celebrity squad, and has a list of preferred destinations for him to be shipped to.  Williams said that he would love to stay with the Nets, but if need be he'd like to go to the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, or New York Knicks.  Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the purpose of the lockout resolution to keep players from demanding where they should be traded?

First and foremost, Knicks's fans don't even think about it.  There is absolutely no way Williams ends up in a Knicks jersey.  New York does not possess the right assets to set up a trade, nor do they have the money to offer him a superstar contract.  They say nothing is impossible, so with that I'll explore one option.  You send either Amar'e Stoudemire or Carmelo Anthony over to Brooklyn for Deron Williams.  I don't see Melo being moved considering the time and effort that went into acquiring him, nor do I see Amar'e being moved because you need him to properly execute with a point guard.  In all honesty, the chances of Deron Williams calling MSG home is very unlikely.

With the Nets moving from New Jersey to Brooklyn next season, Deron Williams is the type of energetic player owner Mikhail Prokhorov needs to fill the seats.  If he doesn't execute a trade for Dwight Howard, I guarantee Deron Williams won't be playing at the Barclays Center.  A trade surrounding Brook Lopez shouldn't be hard to compose, considering the explosion of Marshon Brooks and Anthony Morrow. But such a deal would more than likely put the Nets in a similar situation as their cross town rivals, the Knicks.  Deron's future lays in the hands of Dwight Howard's outcome.

Dallas is the place I see Deron playing for next season if he becomes a free agent. Williams is a native of Texas, where he attended The Colony for high school. Positioned alongside Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams would thrive and easily average a double double. Since the Mavs do not have the pieces to pull a trade together, owner Mark Cuban can only hope that Williams hits the open market.  With many expiring contracts at the end of this season, Dallas can offer max contract money to the current Nets' superstar. 

And finally, we've come to the LA Lakers.  Although Kobe Bryant is aging, he still has gas left in his tank. If you don't think so watch any of te four games where he recently dropped 40+ points.  With help from Deron at the point, the Lakers might actually have something going for them.  Now that the triangle offense has been obliterated, the Lakers need someone to run the offense whose name isn't Kobe.  To pull a trade together, the Lakers would almost certainly have to shop around for a third team to be included.  The likely hood of that happening? Who knows whats possible after that whole Chris Paul attempt. 

It is certain that Deron Williams will be running someone's offense next season, and my only guarantee is that it won't be the Beşiktaş Milangaz.