Jason Williams Feels Like a Hooker

We underrate how difficult dangling on the trade rumor string must be. The uncertainty of years-long relocation whispers have broken many a man in the NBA -- Peja Stojakovic fell apart when shadows had him elsewhere, these Chicago Bulls have just now began to regain balance two months after trade talk was squelched.

Jason Williams has been the target of much Trade Machine action; his expiring contract added to underwhelming performance and Miami's inability to rebuild with Shaquille O'Neal soaking up cap space has left him stranded in the middle of the Valley of the Most Likely to Be Pawned Off With a Draft Pick For a Fallen All-Star Making Too Much Money. From this quote in the Miami Herald, it seems he is at peace with his station.

"We're like some high-paid prostitutes anyway in this league, man. They just use us and get rid of us whenever they want."

At $8.9 million for 82 nights a year... yeah, that's high-paid alright. In fairness to high-paid prostitutes, though: Williams has been awful this year. With 39% shooting and only 10 points per 40 minutes (absurd for a point guard on any team), he's been a trotting disaster, surpassed in suck only by exiled counterpart Smush Parker. If a high-paid prostitute performed this poorly, she'd be without clients. So crummy NBA players have it better in that respect -- it's guaranteed the Johns will keep callin'.