So many players made their way to the Nets with lofty expectations, and some pegged Deron Williams to be the next coming of Jason Kidd.  That didn’t happen, but D-Will did show Nets fans on occasion that he was capable of being the best Point Guard in the NBA.

The third overall pick of the 2005 NBA Draft, Deron Williams had taken the University of Illinois Fighting Illini to the NCAA Championship Game prior to being drafted.  While Illinois lost to UNC, Williams established himself as a future NBA Star, which was what he would become.