On the brink of likely becoming an unrestricted free agent this Sunday, three-time All Star point guard Deron Williams’ uncertainty over what team he will join this summer hasn’t been commanding quite the amount of non-stop attention that Magic center Dwight Howard did this past season.

But Williams’ ability to maintain a relatively low profile throughout the year and up to this point doesn’t mean that his final decision won’t be felt throughout the league for years to come. Which is exactly why many are attempting to decode any potential significance behind him openly revealing through Instagram and Twitter that he was spending some quality time with Dallas Mavericks – not to mention former Nets – point guard Jason Kidd.

The two were out playing golf on Long Island that morning, and Williams thought it wouldn’t hurt to stir the pot just a little bit.

“Just finished playing East Hampton Golf Club w/ @RealJasonKidd let the speculation begin?????” tweeted Williams shortly after posting the picture.

Earlier in the week it was reported that Williams has narrowed his destination options down to two – either choosing to remain with the newly relocated Brooklyn Nets, or to make his way to Texas to become a part of his hometown Dallas Mavericks. If this holds true it would knock teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks – who were rumored to have a great deal of interest – out of contention for acquiring his services.

It would be easy to assume that the golf outing was Kidd’s method of recruiting Williams to sign with Dallas, but considering the fact that over the past few weeks he has expressed open mindedness to the idea of backing up Williams on either of the two squads he’s contemplating, Williams might just be doing the same with Kidd and Brooklyn.

With a depleted roster that currently has only four players under contract – forward Jordan Williams, center Johan Petro and guards Anthony Morrow and Marshon Brooks – the Nets are more than desperate to hold onto their star point guard, as they hope that he can eventually get them to the same place Kidd got them back in 2002 and 2003: the Finals.

Throw in a brand new arena in New York City and an even greater need to compete with the vastly improved Knicks on top of that as well and the Nets are outright praying for Williams to sign a long-term deal with them.

Brooklyn hopes to have its prayers answered by sometime next week. Until then, let the fun continue.

Image Courtesy of  Deron Williams

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The Dallas Mavericks are being led by none other than future Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd.  If you consider his playoff performances while being part of the veteran Mavericks squad, it’s somewhat surprising to see that his leadership and playmaking ability are still at such a high level.

His teammates see him as the glue in a team full of great individual performers whom have yet to reach that ultimate height in terms of team sports.

Kidd has been in the league for 16 years and has had a great amount of success, especially when you consider what he did as the leader of the overachieving New Jersey Nets.  So when you consider the history of this point guard, it’s not hard to see why he belongs in Dallas and it s not hard to see why the Mavericks need a player like Kidd and gave away their young point guard Harris to make way for this high level, proven guard.

Last post season was not particularly good for Kidd or the Mavericks and the hall of famer was noticeably outplayed and watching him against the younger guards in the NBA left us all with a sense that the game had passed him by…but I was wrong and so were many others.

At 38, Jason Kidd has brought himself back to this point where he could add the one thing his career is lacking…he could also lead the way in providing that very same thing for his star forward Dirk Nowitzki.

Would you believe that the old worn out point is not so worn out after all, would you believe that Kidd is leading all players in steals this post season; his game has changed in a way where he no longer resemble that quick flashy player he once was.

Rarely is Jason Kidd scoring points in the paint and taking advantage of smaller guards with his size, quickness and speed.  He now lives outside the paint hitting 3 pointers while still finding ways to help out his veteran teammates.

Even throughout all this, Jason Kidd still remains a great rebounder and one of the greatest rebounders playing the guard position in the history of this league…that has yet to change.

The challenge now for the Mavericks and for Kidd is the Miami Heat and the Heatles which they have been dubbed oddly enough by themselves.  Will Kidd be up to the challenge? That is a question that we wouldn’t be asking this tough veteran, but this is no regular foe in the South Beach trio.

Kidd will have to come up big and run this team to perfection in order to be victorious and claim that illusive title, but what would be a better way to end your career than to claim that ultimate prize and ride off in to the hall of fame sunset.

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