Deron Williams Talks About His Return to Play the Jazz in Utah

New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams makes his return to the Energy Solutions Arena to take on the Utah Jazz for the first time since a trade deadline deal sent him to play for the Nets last season. 

For Jazz fans, this will be a bittersweet moment, as they welcome back the two-time All-Star who spent nearly all of his first six seasons as a Jazz man.

According to a statement on his website, Williams is excited to return to Utah but knows he may get mixed reviews from fans. 

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"I'm forever thankful for the opportunity I was given in Utah, my first opportunity in the NBA. It was a great six years of my life. I had a lot of fun there, and we won a lot of basketball games. Making it to the Western Conference Finals was probably the highlight for me, being so close to a championship. But the whole time there was a great experience.

I learned a lot of valuable things during my time in Utah. Coach Sloan taught me toughness. He is a tough, hard-nosed guy, and he instilled that in his players. He taught us how to compete every day. It wasn't always about Xs and Os with him. It was also about competing and leaving it all out on the floor. You can do all the preparation in the world and all the talking in the world, but it just mattered to him when you went out there and did it on the floor.

My whole family loved Utah. We really enjoyed living there and being a part of that community.  It'll be great to be back and playing in front of the fans that I came into the league with. There will probably be some mixed reviews, probably some boos out there, but I think there's still a lot of love too. I have nothing but love for the community there, for the fans there."

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Williams goes on to compliment Jazz fans by saying,

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"The energy in that arena was always amazing to me. Night in and night out, they're on their feet. The arena is packed no matter if they're playing the Lakers or the Heat, or if they're playing the Pistons. Regardless of what the opposing team's record is, the Jazz fans are there to support their team, and they do it right. They're loud, they're on their feet and you can feel it."

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So what do you expect as Williams returns? Will be be booed?

Will he get a good reception from fans? 

No matter what happens it will be good to see a fan favorite return.