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Also known as Deron Michael Williams, D-Will

American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10
Total plays
217

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The PHQ-9

    · 2001 · cited 38,324x

  2. A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    · 2006 · cited 27,908x

  3. Learning representations by back-propagating errors

    · 1986 · cited 23,639x

  4. Geant4—a simulation toolkit

    · 2003 · cited 20,929x

  5. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

    · 2001 · cited 18,518x

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Key facts

2011
Beşiktaş
2017
Cleveland Cavaliers
Born
( 1984-06-26 ) June 26, 1984 (age 41) , Parkersburg, West Virginia , U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
High school
The Colony ( The Colony, Texas )
College
Illinois (2002–2005)
Nba draft
2005 : 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted by
Utah Jazz
Playing career
2005–2017
Position
Point guard
Number
8, 31
2005 2011
Utah Jazz
2011 2015
New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets
2015 2017
Dallas Mavericks
Points
13,804 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds
2,619 (3.1 rpg)
Assists
6,819 (8.1 apg)

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Position
Point Guard
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass
91
Official website
www.deronwilliams.net
Image
Deron Williams Nets 2.jpg
Height
191
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Commons category
Deron Williams
date of birth
1984-06-26
start of work period
2005-00-00
nickname
D-Will
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Deron Michael Williams (/ˈdɛrən/ DERR-ən; born June 26, 1984) 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 two-time gold medalist for the United States men's national basketball team, participating in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

In 2025, Williams was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Redeem Team.

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