G Deron Williams led Dallas with 25 points in a season-opening, overtime loss at Indiana on Wednesday.

G Deron Williams was re-signed by the Mavericks to a one-year, $10 million contract on Friday.

The Dallas Mavericks kept free-agent guard Deron Williams at home, re-signing him to a one-year, $10 million contract on Friday.The Mavericks also signed rookies A.J. Hammons and Dorian Finney-Smith and waived 7-foot center JaVale McGee.Williams, a three-time NBA All-Star, spent last season with his hometown team and averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.The 7-foot Hammons was selected 46th overall in the second round of the NBA Draft last month out of Purdue. He averaged 15 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior for the Boilermakers last season.The 6-8 Finney-Smith was an undrafted rookie free agent from Florida who led the Gators in rebounding the past three seasons. He averaged 14.7 points and 8.3 rebounds as a senior.McGee averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 34 games for the Mavericks last season.

PG Deron Williams plans to decline the player option in his contract with the Dallas Mavericks and become a free agent, ESPN.com reported on Friday. Williams just finished the first season of a two-year contract. He averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 assists this season. Williams will soon undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia that curtailed him during Dallas' five-game series playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Dallas Mavericks point guard Deron Williams plans to decline the player option in his contract and become a free agent, ESPN.com reported on Friday.Williams just finished the first season of a two-year contract. He averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 assists this season.Williams will soon undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia that curtailed him during Dallas' five-game series playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.Williams came to Dallas -- his hometown -- to revive his career after being a huge disappointment during his four-plus seasons with the Brooklyn Nets."I would love to be back," Williams told reporters recently in regards to his interest in remaining with the Mavericks. "This was a great year for me. My family is settled and happy here, so it'd definitely be great to be back."Of players scheduled to become free agent, Memphis' Mike Conley is considered the top point guard.

G Deron Williams will not play again this season because of a sports hernia.Williams played in only 89 seconds in Game 4 of the Mavericks-Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series on Saturday before exiting. On Sunday, coach Rick Carlisle confirmed that Williams' was "done for the year.""He had a very strong year," Carlisle told the Dallas Morning News. "He played great basketball for us. The only thing that derailed him were some health issues."In 65 games, the 11-year pro averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 assists per game.The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can close out the Mavericks Monday night.

The season is over for Dallas guard Deron Williams.Williams played in only 89 seconds in Game 4 of the Mavericks-Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series on Saturday before exiting because of a sports hernia.On Sunday, coach Rick Carlisle confirmed that Williams' was "done for the year.""He had a very strong year," Carlisle told the Dallas Morning News. "He played great basketball for us. The only thing that derailed him were some health issues."In 65 games, the 11-year pro averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 assists per game.The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can close out the Mavericks Monday night.If Dallas was to come back and win the series, they would be without forward David Lee as well as Williams for their next series.Lee (torn plantar fascia) is in a walking boot.

Dallas PG Deron Williams (sports hernia) returned to the starting lineup after sitting out Game 3. But he re-aggravated his injury 89 seconds into the game and did not return.

PG Deron Williams (sports hernia) returned to the starting lineup on Saturday after sitting out Game 3. But he reaggravated his injury 89 seconds into the game and did not return.

G Deron Williams (sports hernia) sat out Game 3 on Thursday night against the Thunder.

PG Deron Williams (sports hernia) was termed "uncertain going forward" by coach Rick Carlisle after he played in Game 2 against Oklahoma City on Monday. Williams took pain-killing medicine prior to Game 2 and exited in the third quarter. He is holding out hope the break between games will give him a chance to play in Game 3. "I've got three days now to try to get treatment and do what I can do to get it back ready to go again," Williams told reporters.

G Deron Williams scored 13 points Monday. He was playing with a sports hernia.

G Deron Williams was in the starting lineup on Monday despite having a sports hernia.

G Deron Williams scored two points and had three assists on Saturday night against the Thunder in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series. He made only 1 of 9 shots from the field.

PG Deron Williams scored 23 points against his old team for the third time this season, leading the Mavericks to a playoff-clinching win. Williams added six assists and four rebounds to his impressive offensive output in a clutch performance.

PG Deron Williams (sports hernia) hopes to return for the playoffs if the Mavs qualify. He has missed eight straight games. "Nothing's changed in terms of a lack of a timetable," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "Going forward, he's doing a few things, getting a lot of treatment, doing whatever strength work he can do."

PG Deron Williams (sports hernia) may return this season, but that is unclear. He has missed seven straight games as of Wednesday.

Mavericks PG Deron Williams was scratched for a sixth consecutive game with a sports hernia. Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said before the game that they are not expecting to get Williams back on the court anytime soon.

PG Deron Williams, who said during the morning shootaround that he has a sports hernia, missed his fifth consecutive game. "I don't know of a timetable," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "You're talking about a guy who's one of our top two players."

PG Deron Williams missed his fourth consecutive game with groin and abdominal strains. "We hope it's a short-term situation, but there's no timetable," coach Rick Carlisle said.