Along with the Nets, he’s played for the Utah Jazz and Beikta of the Turkish Basketball League. He’s a three-time All Star and was a gold medal winner at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Williams played college basketball in the University of Illinois.
His contract permitted him to come back to the NBA with all the Nets after the work stoppage finished. Beikta was the same team that signed Allen Iverson in 2010. Because Williams was still under an NBA contract, he needed clearance from FIBA to be able to play elsewhere. On November 22, 2011, Williams scored 50 points against Gttingen, during a Euro Challenge first group stage match. Following a tentative deal to finish the 2011 NBA lockout was reached, Williams’ jersey #8 was retired by Beikta in a good-bye service prior to a match against Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden on November 29, 2011. Following the lockout ended, Williams returned to New Jersey, expecting to lead the Nets to the playoffs for the very first time since 2007. The Nets caught a poor break in the preseason, however, as Brook Lopez suffered a broken foot that caused him to miss over 2 months. After winning their opening match at Washington, the Nets went to lose their next six, placing them within an early hole in the standings in a abbreviated season. The Nets continued to fight without Lopez, but Williams played well enough to be voted into the All Star match for the 3rd time in his career, as he averaged over 22 points and 8 assists in the rest.
The Colony High School, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Amy Young Williams (m. 2006)
Children
Deron Williams Jr, Denae Williams, Daija Williams
Parents
Denise Smith, Byron Williams
Siblings
Kendall Jones
Nicknames
Deron Michael Williams , D-Will
Awards
NBA All-Star (2010–2012), All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006), NBA Skills Challenge champion (2008), Consensus second-team All-American (2005), First Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten All-Tournament Team, Wooden Award finalist
Star Sign
Cancer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The New Brooklyn Nets
2013
Short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Life as an NBA Rookie
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
2011 NBA All-Star Game
2011
TV Special
Himself - Utah Jazz
The Suite Life on Deck
2011
TV Series
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2007-2008
TV Series
Himself / Correspondent
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2013-2015
TV Series
Himself - Brooklyn Nets / Himself - Brooklyn Nets Guard
Known for movies
2011 NBA All-Star Game (2011) as Himself - Utah Jazz
My Life as an NBA Rookie (2012) as Himself
Rome Is Burning (2007-2008) as Himself / Correspondent