Derrick Williams F  #8

Current Team: N/A

Born: May 25, 1991 (32 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Bellflower, California

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-8 (203cm)     Weight: 240 (109kg)

Hand: Right

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Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Agent: Maxwell Wiepking

Draft Entry: 2011 NBA Draft

Early Entry Info: 2011 Early Entrant

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2, Minnesota Timberwolves

Pre-Draft Team: Arizona (So)

High School: La Mirada High School [La Mirada, California]

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Derrick Williams News

Derrick Williams Thinks He Can Replace LeBron In Cleveland
Derrick Williams believes he can fill the void left by LeBron James in Cleveland.

Greg Esposito/ArizonaSports.com

Cavs Win Lottery; Wolves Second, Jazz Third
Chris Grant and the Cavaliers will own the first and fourth overall picks in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Derrick Williams Tabs Rob Pelinka As Agent
Rob Pelinka represents 16 NBA players, including Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant.

Bruce Pascoe/Arizona Daily Star

Derrick Williams Played With Broken Pinky
Derrick Williams played the final two months of season with a broken finger.

Anthony Gimino/Tuscon Citizen

Derrick Williams Still Attending Classes At Arizona
Likely top-3 pick Derrick Williams plans to complete his spring semester at Arizona University.

Bruce Pascoe/Arizona Republic

Derrick Williams Heading To NBA Draft
Arizona forward Derrick Williams was one of five Wooden Award finalists.

Arizona Republic

Cavs See Derrick Williams As NBA Power Forward
The Cleveland Cavaliers have limited options at the top of the draft.

Bob Finnan/News-Herald

Derrick Williams Will Take Time Making NBA Decision
Arizona forward Derrick Williams, a surefire top 5 pick in this year's draft, is in no rush to make a decision on his future.

Anthony Gimino/Tuscon Citizen

Derrick Williams Sees Himself As NBA Small Forward
Derrick Williams compares himself to hybrid forwards like David West and Michael Beasley.

Jeff Eisenberg/Yahoo! Sports

Derrick Williams, Second-Half Run Too Much For Duke
Derrick Williams scored a career-high 32 points to lead Arizona to an upset over defending national champion Duke.

Ken Tysiac/Charlotte Observer

Duke Aims To Keep Derrick Williams Off Free Throw Line
Derrick Williams is a player to keep off the free throw as he has attempted more than 300 freebies this season.

Steve Wiseman/Herald-Sun

Derrick Williams On Pace To Eclipse Steve Kerr’s Three-Point Percentage
Arizona’s Derrick Williams is on the verge of breaking an unlikely record.

Associated Press

Derrick Williams No. 5 Seed Arizona Reject Memphis' Upset Bid
Derrick Williams swatted away a shot with less than two seconds left as the Wildcats advanced to the Round of 32.

Jeff Borzello/CBSSports.com

Fredette, Walker, Smith, Sullinger, Johnson Named To USBWA's All-American First Team
The SEC didn't have a representative on either team.

RealGM Staff Report

Fredette, Sullinger, Walker Among Wooden Award Finalists
The Wooden Award is voted on by members of the media.

Eamonn Brennan/ESPN.com

Washington Wins 2011 Pac-10 Conference Tournament
Tournament MVP Isaiah Thomas hit a game-winner to give Washington the tourney win.

RealGM Staff Report

Derrick Williams Named Pac-10 Player Of The Year

Derrick Williams was picked as the league?s top player after averaging 18.8 points per game on 61.2 percent shooting in conference play.

RealGM Staff Report

Derrick Williams' Work Ethic Scores Well With Scouts

NBA scouts are intrigued by Derrick Williams’ steady improvement.

Dana O'Neil/ESPN.com

Derrick Williams Shooting 60 Percent In Clutch Situations

Derrick Williams performs well in clutch situations.

Doug Haller/Arizona Republic

Fredette, Sullinger Among Finalists For Oscar Robertson Award

Jimmer Fredette and Jared Sullinger headline the list of finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy.

Jeff Goodman/Yardbarker.com

Kerr: UA?s Williams Will Be 20-Point NBA Scorer

The former Arizona standout and NBA GM has a pretty good idea of Derrick Williams' draft stock.

Arizona Daily Star

O?Neill: Derrick Williams Most Protected Since Jordan

Kevin O'Neill didn't pull any punches when asked how officials have been treating Derrick Williams.

Los Angeles Times

Efficiency Of Derrick Williams Keys Arizona?s Offense

Derrick Williams is on pace to finish first or second on UA's single-season lists in four major statistical categories.

Arizona Daily Star

Derrick Williams Trying To Play 'Underrated' Despite Climbing Draft Stock

Derrick Williams has improved his draft stock tremendously during his sophomore season at Arizona.

Arizona Daily Wildcat

O'Neill Asked About Three Former USC Committments Leading Arizona In Scoring

Head coach Kevin O'Neill was asked about three one-time commitments, Derrick Williams, Solomon Hill and MoMo Jones, who all ended up in Arizona.

Arizona Daily Star

Coach Calls Derrick Williams 'Special'

Derrick Williams scored 31 points on 8-for-12 shooting against Arizona State.

Arizona Republic

Arizona's Williams Described As 'Lottery Good'

Santa Clara coach Kerry Keating has been very impressed by Arizona's Derrick Williams.

Arizona Daily Star

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