Deron Williams will remain a Net

With all of the excitement surrounding the wheeling and dealing by the Brooklyn Nets over the past few days, Deron Williams has decided to remain a Net.

At 7 p.m. Williams tweeted the following: "Made a very difficult decision today..." with the Nets logo attached.

Williams will sign a five-year, $100 million deal to remain in New York, after the Nets put together some impressive pieces that include Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace and Reggie Evans. The Nets are still in the market to land Dwight Howard, and that deal is still on the table.

Whether Howard comes to New York or not is not as important as the fact that the Nets look and feel like a serious team for the first time in many years. With Williams and Johnson together, the Nets will be a good team and contender in the Eastern Conference. If however, they are able to land Howard, they suddenly become a real player in the East.

There were rumors that Jason Kidd would follow Williams, and return to the Nets, but the veteran point guard is now deciding between staying in Dallas, or joining the Knicks to be Jeremy Lin's mentor.