Derrick Williams (basketball player)
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| Full name | Derrick LeRon Williams | |
| birthday | 25th May 1991 (age 29) | |
| place of birth | La Mirada , California , United States | |
| size | 203 cm | |
| Weight | 109 kg | |
| position | Power Forward / Small Forward | |
| High school | La Mirada, La Mirada , California | |
| college | Arizona | |
| NBA draft | 2011 , 2nd pick , Minnesota Timberwolves | |
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2011–2013 Minnesota Timberwolves 2013–2015 Sacramento Kings 2015–2016 New York Knicks 2016–2017 Miami Heat 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 2017–2018 Tianjin Gold Lions 2018 Los Angeles Lakers 2018–2019 FC Bayern Munich 2019–2020 Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2020– Valencia Basket Club    
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Derrick LeRon Williams (born May 25, 1991 in La Mirada , California ) is an American basketball player who has been under contract with the Valencia Basket Club in the Spanish ACB league since 2020 . In the 2011 NBA Draft , Williams was selected second by the Minnesota Timberwolves .
Career
college
Derrick Williams decided after high school at the suggestion of Tim Floyd first for the college of the University of Southern California . However, due to a scandal, USC coach Floyd left the team before the college season. Then Williams also asked for clearance to move to another college. That clearance was granted, and shortly thereafter Williams accepted a University of Arizona scholarship . Williams already knew how to convince in his first season and was named All-American and Pac-10 Freshmen of the Year.
In his second season with the Wildcats, Williams improved again and led his team to win the championship in the Pac-10. For this achievement he was named Pac-10 Player of the Year . At the NCAA tournament, he led his team to the Elite Eight . However, the Wildcats lost 63:65 against eventual NCAA champions Connecticut . Even after the college season, Williams was honored with many awards. Many experts gave him a good chance to play in the NBA in the future; Williams made the decision to sign up for the NBA draft .
NBA
In the 2011 NBA Draft , Williams was selected second by the Minnesota Timberwolves . On February 28, he reached his career best with 27 points against the Los Angeles Clippers . He finished his rookie season with an average of 8.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists. Williams finished his second year with 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds. He benefited above all from the frequent injuries of the nominal power forward Kevin Love , which gave him a lot of playing time. On December 9, 2013 Williams scored 31 points against the Dallas Mavericks and set a new career high.
On November 26, 2013 Williams was transferred to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Luc Mbah a Moute . Williams did not make the breakthrough with the Kings either and remained mediocre. In his two years in Sacramento, he scored 8.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
In the summer of 2015, he went without a contract and signed with the New York Knicks . A year later, Williams moved to the Miami Heat . At the beginning of February 2017 he was released from the Heat in favor of Okaro White . On February 9, 2017, he signed a ten-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers . After a second ten-day contract, he was committed by the Cavaliers for the rest of the season and reached the NBA final with these, but where they lost to the Golden State Warriors .
In December 2017, Williams moved to the Tianjin Gold Lions in the Chinese basketball league CBA . In 15 games, Williams came to 20.0 points and 6.6 rebounds on average.
In March 2018, Williams accepted an offer from the Los Angeles Lakers , who provided him with a ten-day contract. For the Californians Williams only played two games this season, in which he only came on short appearances.
At the beginning of October 2018, the forward moved to Bayern Munich in the basketball Bundesliga . By Bayern President Uli Hoeneß Williams was described as a "stroke of luck" for the Munich team. He won the German championship with FCB in the 2018/19 season, and Williams contributed an average of 11.4 points per game to this success in 37 Bundesliga games.
Williams left Munich after a year of play and was signed by the top Turkish team Fenerbahçe Istanbul in July 2019 . He played 15 league games for the team and scored 10.9 points per encounter. In summer 2020 he was signed by the Valencia Basket Club .
Web links
- Derrick Williams (basketball player) - NBA.com player profile
- Derrick Williams (basketball player) - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ : College basketball: Derrick Williams - the outlier who skirted the grassroots basketball hype machine and still made it - latimes.com
- ↑ Derrick Williams named Freshmen All-American ( Memento of March 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Derrick William wins Pac-10 Freshmen of the Year ( Memento from March 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Williams named Pac-10 Player of the Year ( Memento from March 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Kings Acquire Derrick Williams
- ^ Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn
- ↑ Heat quit Williams, sign White
- ^ Tianjin Gold Lions sign former NBA swingman Derrick Williams
- ↑ Lakers Sign Derrick Williams
- ↑ Sport1.de: BBL: FC Bayern sign NBA professional Derrick Williams. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Derrick Williams: One for the big games. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/basketball-fc-bayern-nach-finaldrama-erneut-deutscher-meister,RUEn61v
- ↑ easyCredit - 43751 Derrick WILLIAMS. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/9t5xyllrcw8elgi6/fenerbahce-adds-spectacular-forward-williams
- ↑ Fenerbahce Beko - Turkish Basketball Super League Team. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .
- ^ Valencia tabs power forward Williams. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Williams, Derrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Derrick LeRon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Mirada , California , United States |