Elliot Williams

American basketball player

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Elliot Williams

Williams (left) playing for Duke in 2009

Personal information
Born|  (1989-06-20) June 20, 1989 (age 35)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight| 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school| St. George's Independent School
(Collierville, Tennessee)
College|

* Duke (2008–2009)
* Memphis (2009–2010)

NBA draft| 2010: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career| 2010–2016
Position| Shooting guard
Career history
2010–2013| Portland Trail Blazers
2013–2014| Philadelphia 76ers
2014| →Delaware 87ers
2014–2015| Santa Cruz Warriors
2015| Utah Jazz
2015| New Orleans Pelicans
2015–2016| Santa Cruz Warriors
2016| Memphis Grizzlies
2016| Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards

* NBA D-League champion (2015)
* NBA D-League Finals MVP (2015)
* All-NBA D-League Second Team (2015)
* 2× NBA D-League All-Star (2015, 2016)
* Second-team Parade All-American (2008)
* McDonald's All-American (2008)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Elliot Jerell Williams (born June 20, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Duke and Memphis. He was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

## High school career

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Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Williams was listed as the No. 3 shooting guard and the No. 16 player overall in the nation in 2008.[1]

## College career

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### Duke

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For the Duke Blue Devils, Williams saw action in 34 of Duke's 37 games, starting in 12 contests, with 11 coming in the Blue Devils' final 12 games of the season (including ACC and NCAA tournaments), averaging 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Williams also recorded 23 assists and 21 steals, and shot 44.1 percent from the field, 25 percent from the three-point arc, and 50 percent from the foul line, in helping lead Duke to a 30–7 overall record, an ACC Tournament crown, and an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance.

### Memphis

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Williams received an NCAA waiver in August 2009, which allowed him to play immediately for the Memphis Tigers, for the 2009–10 season, after he played with the Duke Blue Devils during the 2008–09 season. With Memphis, Williams played in a total of 68 career games, with 46 starts, and averaged 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

## Professional career

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### Portland Trail Blazers (2010–2013)

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Williams was selected 22nd overall in the 2010 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. After playing in the preseason for the Trail Blazers, Williams missed the entire 2010–11 season due to a knee injury.[2][3]

Williams also missed a significant portion of the 2011–12 NBA season after dislocating his shoulder during an early March practice. Williams had made 24 appearances over the course of the season, averaging 3.7 points per game.[4]

Williams missed the entire 2012–13 season due to an Achilles tendon injury.

### Philadelphia 76ers (2013–2014)

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In September 2013, Williams signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[5] He was later waived on October 25.[6] On November 20, 2013, Williams signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[7] On January 5, 2014, he was assigned to the Delaware 87ers.[8] He was recalled the next day.[9] On October 27, 2014, he was waived by the 76ers.[10]

### Santa Cruz Warriors (2014–2015)

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On November 1, 2014, Williams was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.[11]

### Utah Jazz (2015)

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On January 7, 2015, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz.[12] On January 17, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Jazz,[13] but after the contract expired, the Jazz decided to not retain him.[14]

### Return to Santa Cruz (2015)

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Williams subsequently returned to Santa Cruz on January 27.[15] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[16] That same day, he signed a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets.[17] On February 10, he was waived by the Hornets before appearing in a game for them,[18] and again returned to Santa Cruz.

### New Orleans Pelicans (2015)

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On March 4, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.[19] On March 14, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Pelicans.[20]

### Third stint with Santa Cruz (2015–2016)

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Williams was not retained by the Pelicans following the expiration of his second 10-day contract on March 24, and subsequently returned to Santa Cruz two days later.[21] On April 26, the Warriors claimed their first D-League championship as they defeated the Fort Wayne Mad Ants 2 games to 0. Along with his first D-League championship, Williams received the Finals MVP award.[22]

On July 28, 2015, Williams signed with the Charlotte Hornets, returning to the team for a second stint.[23] However, he was waived on October 23, after appearing in two preseason games.[24] On November 12, he was reacquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[25]

### Memphis Grizzlies (2016)

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On January 8, 2016, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[26] He made his Grizzlies' debut that night in a 91–84 win over the Denver Nuggets, recording two points in nine minutes of action.[27] After the contract expired, the Grizzlies decided to not retain him.[28]

### Fourth stint with Santa Cruz (2016)

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On January 22, 2016, Williams returned to Santa Cruz.[29] On January 29, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game, earning his second straight All-Star nod.[30]

### Panathinaikos (2016)

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On February 9, 2016, Williams left Santa Cruz and signed with Greek club Panathinaikos.[31] In 10 EuroLeague games, he averaged 13.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 0.6 steals, in 26.3 minutes per game.[32] In 17 Greek Basket League games, he averaged 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.8 steals, in 21.4 minutes per game.[33][34]

### Golden State Warriors (2016)

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On September 16, 2016, Williams signed with the Golden State Warriors.[35] However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 20; he missed all six preseason games, due to right knee surgery.[36]

## NBA career statistics

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Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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FG% | Field goal percentage  |  3P% | 3-point field goal percentage  |  FT% | Free throw percentage
RPG | Rebounds per game  |  APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game
BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  Bold | Career high

### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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2011–12 | Portland | 24 | 0 | 6.2 | .500 | .296 | .333 | .8 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 3.7
2013–14 | Philadelphia | 67 | 2 | 17.3 | .415 | .296 | .731 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | .0 | 6.0
2014–15 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | .462 | .714 | .500 | .6 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 3.6
2014–15 | New Orleans | 8 | 0 | 9.6 | .333 | .273 | .000 | .6 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 2.4
2015–16 | Memphis | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | .200 | .250 | .750 | .8 | .8 | .0 | .0 | 1.6
Career | 109 | 2 | 13.5 | .421 | .310 | .669 | 1.5 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 4.9

## References

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1. ^ "Elliot Williams Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
2. ^ "Elliot Williams needs knee surgery, likely out for season". InsideHoops.com. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
3. ^ "Blazers guard Elliot Williams out for season after surgery". InsideHoops.com. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
4. ^ "Elliot Williams to miss rest of season". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. March 21, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
5. ^ "Elliot Williams To Join Cavs For Camp". HoopsRumors.com. September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
6. ^ "Cavs waive DeSagana Diop, Kenny Kadji, Jermaine Taylor, Elliot Williams". InsideHoops.com. October 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
7. ^ "Philadelphia 76ers waive Kwame Brown and Darius Morris, sign Elliot Williams and Lorenzo Brown". InsideHoops.com. November 20, 2013. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
8. ^ "Sixers Assign Elliot Williams to Delaware 87ers". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
9. ^ "Sixers recall Lorenzo Brown and Elliot Williams from D-League". InsideHoops.com. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
10. ^ "Sixers Announce 2014-15 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 27, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
11. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Select 7 Players in the 2014 NBA D-League Draft". NBA D-League. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
12. ^ "Jazz Sign Elliot Williams to a 10-Day Contract". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
13. ^ "Jazz Sign Elliot Williams to a Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
14. ^ "Jazz won't re-sign Elliot Williams for the remainder of the season". Sportando.com. January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
15. ^ "NBA D-League 2014-15 Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
16. ^ "Thirteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented by Kumho Tire". NBA.com. February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
17. ^ "Hornets Sign Williams, Waive Pargo". NBA.com. February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
18. ^ "Hornets Acquire Guards Mo Williams, Troy Daniels from Minnesota". NBA.com. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
19. ^ "Pelicans Sign Elliot Williams to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
20. ^ "Pelicans Sign Elliot Williams to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
21. ^ "Santa Cruz Announces Roster Moves". OurSportsCentral.com. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
22. ^ "Title Wave: Santa Cruz Wins NBA D-League Championship". NBA.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
23. ^ "Hornets Sign Free Agent Guard Elliot Williams". NBA.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
24. ^ "Hornets Waive Four Players". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
25. ^ "Warriors Acquire Elliot Williams and Daniel Orton; Finalize Opening". OurSportsCentral.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
26. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Guard Elliot Williams to 10-day contract". NBA.com. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
27. ^ "Randolph scores 24 to lead Grizzlies past Nuggets 91-84". NBA.com. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
28. ^ "Hearing that the Grizz will not be re-signing..." Twitter. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
29. ^ "Elliot Williams has re-joined the Santa Cruz..." Twitter. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
30. ^ "Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
31. ^ "Panathinaikos adds guard Williams". Euroleague.net. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
32. ^ WILLIAMS, ELLIOT EuroLeague 2015-16 STATISTICS.
33. ^ ΟΥΙΛΙΑΜΣ Έλιοτ | Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ 2015-16 (in Greek).
34. ^ ELLIOT WILLIAMS Career stats & achievements.
35. ^ "Warriors Announce Roster & Schedule for 2016 Training Camp, Fueled by Gatorade". NBA.com. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
36. ^ "Warriors Waive Cameron Jones, Phil Pressey & Elliot Williams". NBA.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

## External links

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* Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
* NBA.com Profile Archived April 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
* Euroleague.net Profile
* Eurobasket.com Profile
* Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
* Memphis Tigers College Bio
* For Elliot Williams, Finals MVP Just One Step on a Long Road Back

* v
* t
* e

2010 NBA draft

First round|

* John Wall
* Evan Turner
* Derrick Favors
* Wesley Johnson
* DeMarcus Cousins
* Ekpe Udoh
* Greg Monroe
* Al-Farouq Aminu
* Gordon Hayward
* Paul George
* Cole Aldrich
* Xavier Henry
* Ed Davis
* Patrick Patterson
* Larry Sanders
* Luke Babbitt
* Kevin Séraphin
* Eric Bledsoe
* Avery Bradley
* James Anderson
* Craig Brackins
* Elliot Williams
* Trevor Booker
* Damion James
* Dominique Jones
* Quincy Pondexter
* Jordan Crawford
* Greivis Vásquez
* Daniel Orton
* Lazar Hayward

Second round|

* Tibor Pleiß
* Dexter Pittman
* Hassan Whiteside
* Armon Johnson
* Nemanja Bjelica
* Terrico White
* Darington Hobson
* Andy Rautins
* Landry Fields
* Lance Stephenson
* Jarvis Varnado
* Da'Sean Butler
* Devin Ebanks
* Jerome Jordan
* Paulão Prestes
* Gani Lawal
* Tiny Gallon
* Latavious Williams
* Ryan Richards
* Solomon Alabi
* Magnum Rolle
* Luke Harangody
* Pape Sy
* Willie Warren
* Jeremy Evans
* Hamady N'Diaye
* Ryan Reid
* Derrick Caracter
* Stanley Robinson
* Dwayne Collins

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NBA G League Finals MVP

* 2015: Williams
* 2016: Stokes
* 2017: Siakam
* 2018: Johnson
* 2019: Hartenstein
* 2021: Cannady
* 2022: Queen
* 2023: Springer
* 2024: Dieng

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*[APG]: Assists per game
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