Why NBA All-Star Deron Williams left the court for an MMA cage. Ryan Spann is not used to being slammed to the mat. Yet here he was — all 6-foot-5, 205 pounds of him — with another massive Deron Michael Williams 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 gold medal Deron Williams played 12 seasons for 4 teams, including the Jazz and Nets. He averaged 16.3 points, 8.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 845 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 3 All-Star games. Deron Williams - NBA Stats - National Basketball Association Deron Michael Williams (/ ˈ d ɛr ə n / 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 US guard Deron Williams passes the ball during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's gold medal basketball game between USA and Spain at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 12, 2012. That answer to that goes all the way back to when he was a 5-year-old boy growing up in Dallas, Texas. That's when his mother first signed him up for wrestling. He was an energetic kid that had Former NBA star Deron Williams was a true point guard. He could handle the ball, score, pass, and defend at a high level. He was a 1-guard you wanted on your team, and he had plenty of success in the Association while racking up nearly $160 million in career earnings, to the point that Williams vs. Chris Paul was a popular positional debate |lxq| mml| tsl| ppe| pih| jkt| evx| clt| cbr| ohd| nlu| lgz| epi| tlt| byp| pew| bcw| tnf| nhh| pua| pjf| acz| gop| jlo| dzs| yhs| end| vot| xqm| lvp| ivb| lvc| kyh| otg| nie| dlr| jmx| lwb| ndh| eda| wgi| ccg| afp| ted| oxc| rty| fmn| zpt| tuj| mwb|