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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Deron Williams: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
Two state wrestling titles came before basketball for Deron Williams, who grew into the point guard who led Illinois to the 2005 NCAA final and went third overall to Utah that June. By his second season he was second in the league in assists behind Steve Nash, once handing out 21 in a single game, and he pushed the Jazz to the 2007 Northwest Division title and back to the playoffs after a three-year absence.
A three-time All-Star with Utah and New Jersey, Williams won Olympic gold with the American team in 2008 and 2012, played for Beşiktaş in Turkey during the 2011 lockout, and entered the Hall of Fame in 2025 as a member of the Redeem Team.
HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah took him third overall in 2005 and built the team around him for five and a half seasons. On February 9, 2011 he overruled a Jerry Sloan play call, the two had it out, and Sloan resigned the next day after 23 years. Two weeks later, with Williams heading for free agency, the Jazz traded him to New Jersey for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, two firsts and $3 million.
- Full name
- Deron Michael Williams
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 2005–11
- Position
- Guard
- Born
- 1984, Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 201 lb (91 kg)
- College
- Illinois
- Drafted
- 2005, 1st round (No. 3), Utah
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
You do not need to know what it is. Take a photo with your phone and send it to me. I will tell you what you have, for free, whether or not anything comes of it. I pay the postage both ways. I answer every message myself, usually the same day.
With the Jazz
DERON WILLIAMS · 2005–11 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | UTA | 80 | 28.8 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .421 | .416 | .704 |
| 2006–07 | UTA | 80 | 36.9 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .456 | .322 | .767 |
| 2007–08 | UTA | 82 | 37.3 | 18.8 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .507 | .395 | .803 |
| 2008–09 | UTA | 68 | 36.8 | 19.4 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .471 | .310 | .849 |
| 2009–10 | UTA | 76 | 36.9 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | .469 | .371 | .801 |
| 2010–11 | UTA | 53 | 37.9 | 21.3 | 3.9 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .458 | .345 | .853 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 6 SEASONS | 439 | 35.6 | 17.3 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | .466 | .358 | .808 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
DERON WILLIAMS · 9 NOTES- Once recorded 14 assists in a single half — among the highest marks in league history.
- His trade to New Jersey came days after Jerry Sloan abruptly retired mid-season, and the two events are permanently linked in Jazz lore — a halftime clash between them preceded Sloan's exit, and fear of losing Williams in free agency drove the trade.
- After basketball he took up boxing and beat NFL running back Frank Gore in a professional exhibition bout.
- Spent the 2011 NBA lockout playing for Besiktas in Istanbul.
- In March 2008 he handed out 212 assists, the most by any NBA player in a month since John Stockton in January 1992.
- Jerry Sloan let him call call the majority of the plays, latitude even Stockton never had.
- Against Denver in 2010 he became the first player ever with 20 points and 10 assists in five straight playoff games.
- Since 2015 he has co-owned Fortis MMA in Dallas, a gym that has produced several UFC fighters.
- He long denied being the reason Jerry Sloan resigned, and in 2018 he apologized to him anyway.