Arizona Wildcats Players Taking Care of Business on the Professional Level
By David Rosen
Derrick Williams
Current team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats: Averaging 10 points and three rebounds per game
In his sixth season in the NBA, Derrick Williams has played on five different teams. He’s finally found a team that seems to be a good fit for him – the Cavs. LeBron James has been nothing but supportive of Williams – in his style of play and athleticism.
Plays like this one on both ends of the court will help him stay long-term with the Cavs:
While at Arizona, Williams had an incredible sophomore season, which included winning the Pac-10 Player of the Year! He averaged 20 points and eight rebounds that season. Probably one the top plays in Wildcat basketball NCAA tournament history, would be this one he made against Texas (starts at 2:02):