so how much did craig millers announcement have to do with this? seems like too much of a coincidence to me.

I’d be kind of disappointed if it were only for 3 years with an option. A star PG is the kind of player that you need to lock up for as long as possible.

supposedly its a 3 yr deal w/ a 4th yr option..looks like we’ll be shopping next summer for a pf unless we drop ak47 into that spot so he can return to his block party days and not be utahs interior defense with loozer and okurred-to-be-sleeping waitin to shoot…hopefully with the younger blood we can start gettin some real defenders in the paint back in utah…

Chris Paul already set that precedent with his deal, the new collective bargaining agreement in 2012 will most likely allow for more money, and I’m sure D-Will prefers his flexibility. It’s shorter than we would like, as Jazz fans, but it makes the most sense for Deron, by far.

it has the info on the website about the deal…looks like we got a leak

Jazz: Williams agrees to three-year deal, with option for fourth, worth as much as $70 million
Ross Siler
The Salt Lake Tribune

here

As has been mentioned here and other places, a three year deal with a player option isn’t the end of the world. And of course for Deron, it’s the best possible deal for him. We can still give him more money when this contract is up. The only thing that I believe that would cause him to leave would be is 1) The team around him isn’t going anywhere. 2) Somehow he gets pissed off by the Jazz or they insult him with a low ball offer for the next deal. 3) Or he decides that he wants a bigger stage.

This will be the trend for superstars in the future. Economically, there’s no better option. You play your rookie contract. Sign a three-year deal that takes you to your seventh year in the league. Then you sign the max contract that takes you into your mid to late thirties when everyone considers you on the downside of your career. You’re set. And then at 35 or 36, you’re financially set (as if you weren’t already). And you can choose where and what you want to do for the rest of your career. Still haven’t won a championship? Sign with a contender for the league minimum. Do you want to get a four-year deal from a team desperate to bring on a big name star? You’re set.

It’s what all the kids are doing now. And there’s no sane reason why a superstar would do anything less. If you’re a rotation player, then sure, you sign for the max years and max money that you can get because you don’t know what will happen next. But for the Williamses, LeBrons, Wades, and Pauls of the league, you’re in control.

The only risk is injury if you don’t sign the long-term deal. But unless it’s Jayson Williams-like, you’ll still get a chance to play because of your name.