"Allright, so this one's a little complicated. Let's work the NBA angle and go backwards.

Deron Williams signed with Besiktas. He even tweeted a photo of the signed contract and everything. But of course, that could get messy if the team can't pay him. There have been concerns about overseas players betting paid in general due to financial concerns of the clubs, but Besiktas is considered a pretty solid club, what with their European football arm and all.

Funny story though. Jonathan Givony of Draft Express reports that Besiktas' accounts are frozen in connection with allegations of football match-fixing. Whoops. From Reuters:

A Turkish court jailed the coach and deputy chairman of Istanbul club Besiktas pending trial on Wednesday in a match-fixing investigation which has overshadowed preparations for the new soccer season, media reports said."