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.com
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.