Terrence Williams

Terrence Deshon Williams (born June 28, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player.

It was the first triple-double by a Nets rookie since 2001.

Williams continued to violate team policy during the beginning of his sophomore season.

Fines issued by the Nets failed to deter Williams from his past transgressions of being late to practices and team meetings.

He helped the team to a state title in 2003.

He averaged 21.7 points his senior year.

He was also a starting wide receiver and free safety on the football team.

He considered attending Indiana and Kansas before deciding to play for the University of Louisville Cardinals.

He is known for his slam dunking abilities and won the dunk contest at the 2005 Kentucky Derby Basketball Classic.

In the 2007–08 University of Louisville season, Williams achieved the third and fourth triple-doubles in Louisville basketball history (the first two by Samaki Walker and Ellis Myles).

He was the senior co-captain for the 2008–09 University of Louisville Cardinals.

At Rainier Beach High School, Williams was a four-year starter on the basketball team.

He racked up 14 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in the Cardinals' season-opening 104–69 win over Hartford and had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a January 19, 2008 loss to Seton Hall.

Williams appeared on three straight Sports Illustrated covers and is one of few athletes to do so.

He was also a finalist in the Lowe's Senior Class Award and was named to the Lowe's Senior Class All-Senior All-America first team.

Williams had extraordinary overall athletic abilities as recognized by his college coach Rick Pitino.

"He's a freakish athlete", Pitino said.

Williams was drafted 11th overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets.

Williams was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 11th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft and was signed to a four-year contract.

He saw playing time early in his rookie season but was relegated to a lesser role as a result of poor behavior; he was late for meetings, missed a team bus and slept in through a shoot-around.

His playing time increased after an injury to Devin Harris and a meeting with the team president, Rod Thorn, and interim coach, Kiki VanDeWeghe.

On April 9, 2010, Williams recorded a triple-double with a career-high 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a double overtime 127–116 win over the Chicago Bulls.

On November 26, 2010, he was assigned to the Springfield Armor of the NBA D-League.

Nets head coach Avery Johnson denied that the assignment was due to disciplinary reasons but instead because the team did not have enough minutes for Williams.

He was recalled on December 7, 2010.

On December 15, 2010, Williams was traded to the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade involving the Nets and Los Angeles Lakers.

He averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12 games played for Rockets.

On March 16, 2012, Williams was waived by the Rockets.

After being waived by the Rockets, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings on March 21, 2012.

He was signed for the remainder of the season on March 31, 2012.

In October 2012, Williams joined the Detroit Pistons for their training camp.

On October 22, 2012, Williams was waived by the Detroit Pistons.

In November 2012, he joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers of China.

He left the Tigers in February 2013.

On February 20, 2013, Williams signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics.

On March 3, 2013, Williams re-signed to a multi-year contract with the Celtics.

His appearance on May 3, 2013, in the Celtics’ Game 6 first round playoff loss to the New York Knicks would be his final appearance in the NBA.

On June 30, 2013, he was waived by the Celtics.

In October 2013, Williams signed with Türk Telekom.

In a 2014 interview, Daryl Morey called the loss of a first-round pick for Williams one of his worst moves as a general manager.