<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Williams Removed From Deal The other note of interest here is that Justin Williams was originally part of the Atlanta deal. The Kings would have received Salim Stoudamire (expiring contract for $783,000) in return and Williams would've been in a better setting, except for one hitch. Because he had signed a one-year deal for the minimum, he had the same right to block a trade that Devean George has. And because of the way that stipulation blocked the Dallas-New Jersey deal for Jason Kidd, there was fear of a repeat occurence in this trade. Eventually, Williams and Stoudamire were removed from the table because of it.</div> Sacramento Bee
That doesn't make too much sense. I mean, why not ask him? If his alternative was being waived, he might have said yes.
