Blazers' Williams opting out to become free agent in summer

Portland Trail Blazers guard Mo Williams tells CSNNW.com he will opt out of his deal with the team at the conclusion of the season and become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Williams, 31, signed a two-year, $5.6 million deal with Portland last offseason and it contains a player option for the 2014-15 season that would have paid him $2.7 million.

The veteran guard says this decision was always the plan and adds that his main objective is to secure a lengthened contract with the Trail Blazers.