Joe Johnson's trade to the Nets should help Deron Williams

The initial collective reaction to the Joe Johnson–to-the-Nets trade was laughter. The Nets are taking on one of the worst contracts in basketba.

As the Nets prepare to meet with their star point guard Deron Williams, the franchise agreed to acquire Joe Johnson, a six-time All-Star, from the Atlanta Hawks.

Multiple media outlets are reporting the Hawks and Nets have agreed to a trade that would send All-Star guard Joe Johnson from Atlanta to Brooklyn. ESPN was first to report the teams had agreed to the deal. All the reports

The Nets and Hawks made a big trade for Joe Johnson, and I wrote about why I like it for Brooklyn despite Johnson's gargantuan contract. (The tl;dr version: East's second tier is vulnerable, a Johnson/Deron Williams combo

As the Nets prepare to meet with their star point guard Deron Williams, the franchise agreed to acquire Joe Johnson, a six-time All-Star, from the Atlanta Hawks.