Elliot Williams

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 Elliot 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.

Bad luck stalked Elliot Williams at every turn. A five-star recruit who played at Duke before finishing at Memphis, he went 22nd overall to Portland in 2010 — then lost his rookie season to a knee injury, much of the next to a dislocated shoulder, and all of 2012–13 to an Achilles tear. Utah gave him two 10-day contracts in January 2015.

The D-League saw his best. That April he helped Santa Cruz to its first championship and was named Finals MVP, and he closed his playing days with Panathinaikos in Greece and one last training camp with Golden State in 2016.

HOW HE CAME & WENTPortland's 22nd pick in 2010 reached Utah on a 10-day contract on January 7, 2015, signed a second on January 17, and when it expired the Jazz chose not to keep him.

Full name

Elliot Jerell Williams

Utah Jazz tenure

2014–15

Position

Guard

Born

1989, Memphis

Height

6′5″ (196 cm)

Weight

181 lb (82 kg)

College

Memphis

Drafted

2010, 1st round (No. 22), Portland