Deron Williams

Deron Williams
	Williams with the Brooklyn Nets in 2014
Personal information
Born	June 26, 1984 (age 40); Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	The Colony (The Colony, Texas)
College	Illinois (2002–2005)
NBA draft	2005: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	2005–2017
Position	Point guard
Number	8, 31
Career history
2005–2011	Utah Jazz
2011–2015	New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets
2011	Beşiktaş
2015–2017	Dallas Mavericks
2017	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA All-Star (2010–2012); 2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006); No. 8 retired by Beşiktaş; Consensus second-team All-American (2005); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2004, 2005); No. 5 jersey honored by Illinois Fighting Illini;
Career NBA statistics
Points	13,804 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds	2,619 (3.1 rpg)
Assists	6,819 (8.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's Basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Deron Michael Williams (/ˈdɛrən/ DERR-ən;^[1] born June 26, 1984)^[2] 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 winner on the United States national team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.