FREE AGENCY BEGINS

It’s 12:01 am on July 1, which means NBA free agency officially begins. Do you know where your franchise point guard is?

Starting now, teams can officially begin talking to free agents. For Deron Williams, perhaps the most coveted free agent in the NBA, these next 10 days could be the biggest in his life.

As Ric Bucher reported earlier, Williams is set to meet with the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.

We’ve also learned via Chris Broussard that “Deron Williams is leaning towards 1 teams (Nets or Mavs) but wouldn’t say which one.”

And, the Nets may be bailing on the hope of landing Dwight Howard and instead setting their targets on Joe Johnson.

Talking can begin now. Contracts can be inked starting July 11.

Let the fun begin.