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Key facts
- 2011
- Beşiktaş
- 2017
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Born
- ( 1984-06-26 ) June 26, 1984 (age 41) , Parkersburg, West Virginia , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- Listed weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- High school
- The Colony ( The Colony, Texas )
- College
- Illinois (2002–2005)
- Nba draft
- 2005 : 1st round, 3rd overall pick
- Drafted by
- Utah Jazz
- Playing career
- 2005–2017
- Position
- Point guard
- Number
- 8, 31
- 2005 2011
- Utah Jazz
- 2011 2015
- New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets
- 2015 2017
- Dallas Mavericks
- Points
- 13,804 (16.3 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 2,619 (3.1 rpg)
- Assists
- 6,819 (8.1 apg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Parkersburg
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 2007 FIBA Americas Championship
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Position played
- point guard
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 91
- Official website
- www.deronwilliams.net
- Image
- Deron Williams Nets 2.jpg
- Height
- 191
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Deron Williams
- date of birth
- 1984-06-26
- drafted by
- Utah Jazz
- influenced by
- Frank Williams
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- nickname
- D-Will
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Encyclopedic overview
Deron Michael Williams (/ˈdɛrən/ DERR-ən; born June 26, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted third overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. A three-time NBA All-Star with the Jazz and Brooklyn Nets, Williams also played for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League during the 2011 NBA lockout, and was a two-time gold medalist for the United States men's national basketball team, participating in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2025, Williams was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Redeem Team.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Deron Williams” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.