Deron Williams will not be waived or bought out this offseason, per GM Billy King, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.

Williams will not be waived or bought out this offseason, per GM Billy King, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.

Analysis:

Williams has two years and more than $43 million remaining on his contract, leading to some speculation that the cap-strapped Nets could pull a Josh Smith maneuver and buy out the deal, using the stretch provision to spread out the yearly cap hit. Doing so would save Brooklyn some cash in the short-term, but they'd subsequently be paying Williams nearly $9 million per year for five seasons to not play for them. It's simply too costly of a move, so it looks as though Williams will be back in Brooklyn for at least one more season. The contract would presumably be much easier to send off in a trade next summer when it transitions to an expiring deal.