"As Chauncey Billups prepares to have his name entered into the NBA's amnesty waiver wire, he has a message for teams considering putting in a bid to secure him for the rest of the season: You'll regret it.

He wants the freedom of free agency to choose a contender, Billups says. As one of the game's great leaders, and gentlemen, Billups warns that player will be a distant memory should a team claim him off the amnesty waiver wire.

"I' m tired of being the good guy," Billups told Yahoo! Sports by phone on Saturday afternoon. "I'm tired of being viewed as the guy. After a while, you just kind of get taken advantage of in these situations. I've been known as a leader, and I am a leader, but a leader can be as disruptive as he can be productive, especially when you carry a strong voice and people rally around you. This is about me now. This is about me, and teams should know that right now.""