NBA Year In Review: Deron Williams
June 1, 2016 | Men's Basketball
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NBA veteran Deron William's had a resurgence with the Mavericks in 2015-16, his 11th overall NBA season and first back in his hometown of Dallas.
The point guard averaged 14.1 points, 5.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 65 games for the Mavs, who finished 42-40 overall and earned the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. He scored a season-high 31 points and dished out a season-high 16 assists in a win over Portland on March 20. He hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat Sacramento on Jan. 5.
Williams was the 3rd overall pick by Utah in the 2006 NBA Draft after playing three seasons at Illinois and leading the Illini to the 2005 National Championship Game. He is a three-time NBA All-Star (2010-12) and helped USA Basketball win two Olympic Gold Medals (2008, 2012).
a very good pass from Deron Williams https://t.co/WIfLsoU65y
— Tim Cato (@tim_cato) April 19, 2016
Funny thing about a hole in the abdomen -- your guts might spill out...
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) April 19, 2016
True Grit: The Deron Williams Story https://t.co/pPT5i25KaO
With an Autistic Child Deron Williams Discovers New Hope During Awareness Month .. Our story https://t.co/T3fb8sIL4W pic.twitter.com/NFMTXJYz4m
— NBPA (@TheNBPA) April 27, 2016
"My family is settled & happy here, so it'd definitely be great to be back." -@DeronWilliamshttps://t.co/ggNX3EGED3 pic.twitter.com/2WN8CTuapS
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 3, 2016
