Derrick Williams becomes a free agent again / News - Basketnews.com

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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and power forward Derrick Williams are going separate ways, the club announced.

3-pointers this season

36%8,2Points made:8,2Accuracy:36,0%Place in standings:14Record max:16Record min:2Most made 3FGs:Scottie WilbekinTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Williams, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, joined the Israeli powerhouse in the summer of 2021. He averaged 9.7 points on 40.4% from behind the arc, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 17 Winner League contests with Maccabi. Williams also produced 9.4 points on 38.2% three-point shooting, 3.1 rebounds and 9.1 in PIR over 35 EuroLeague games.

The 2021-22 season was his fourth in the EuroLeague after having one-year-stints with Bayern Munich, Fenerbahce and Valencia.

Williams was picked second in the 2011 NBA draft by Minnesota, right after Kyrie Irving was selected first. He played three years for the Timberwolves and then for Sacramento, New York, Miami and Cleveland. In all, he played no less than 443 games in the NBA. He had his best EuroLeague season with Bayern Munich in 2018-19 season with an average of 13.4 points per game.

In 428 NBA games with the Timberwolves, Kings, Knicks, Heat, Cavaliers, and Lakers, the 30-year-old American holds career averages of 8.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.7 assists.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Position Player Status PG Yiftach Ziv Signed until 2023 +1 PG Keenan Evans Signed until 2022 +1+1 SG John Dibartolomeo Signeduntil 2022 +1 SG Darrun Hilliard(story) Signed until 2023 SG Austin Hollins(story) Signed until 2024 SF James Nunnally Signeduntil 2022 +1 SF Max Heidegger Signeduntil 2023 SF Rafael Menco(story) Signed until 2024 SF/PF Guy Pnini(story) Signed until 2023 +1 SF/PF Bonzie Colson(story) Signed until 2024 PF Angelo Caloiaro Signeduntil 2022 +1 PF/C Jake Cohen Signed until 2023 PF/C Alex Poythress(story) Signed until 2024 C Jalen Reynolds Signeduntil 2023 C Roman Sorkin Signed until 2023 Coach Oded Kattash(story) Expired contract Derrick Williams (will not return), Ante Zizic (will not return), Scottie Wilbekin (will not return), Oz Blayzer (will not return) Rumored to leave James Nunnally, Derrick Williams, Jaylen Reynolds Interested Wade Baldwin (story), Josh Nebo (story), Lorenzo Brown (story)

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