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  • New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams (8) controls the ball as Orlando Magic point guard Chris Duhon (25) Credit: Jim O'Connor-US PRESSWIRE
  • New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams (8) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks power forward Ersan Ilyasova (7) at the Prudential Center. Credit: Jim O'Connor-US PRESSWIRE
  • Washington Wizards forward Chris Singleton (31) and New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams (8) dive for a loose ball in the second quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-US PRESSWIRE
    • No. 8 – Brooklyn Nets
    Point guard
    Personal information
    Born (1984-06-26) June 26, 1984 (age 27)
    Parkersburg, West Virginia
    Nationality American
    High school The Colony
    Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
    Listed weight 209 lb (95 kg)
    Career information
    College Illinois (2002–2005)
    NBA Draft 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
    Selected by the Utah Jazz
    Pro career 2005–present
    Career history
    2005–2011 Utah Jazz
    2011–present New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets
    2011 Beşiktaş (Turkey)
    Career highlights and awards
    • 3× NBA All-Star (2010–2012)
    • 2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010)
    • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006)
    • Skills Challenge Champion (2008)

    Deron Michael Williams ( /ˈdɛrən/ DERR-in; born June 26, 1984), is an American basketball player currently with the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Williams has also played for the Utah Jazz of the NBA and Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League. Williams was drafted 3rd overall in the 2005 draft by the Utah Jazz, for whom he played before being traded in the middle of his sixth season to the Nets. He is a three-time All-Star and was a gold medal winner at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Williams played college basketball at the University of Illinois.


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