Jerome Williams (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
May 10, 1973 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Colonel Zadok A. Magruder (Rockville, Maryland) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1996–2005 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 1996–2001 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2001–2003 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2003–2004 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2004–2005 | New York Knicks |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,865 (6.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,743 (6.4 rpg) |
| Steals | 618 (1.1 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jerome Williams (born May 10, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player who last played for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He was a star player on the Magruder High School basketball team. Drafted out of Georgetown University by the Detroit Pistons with the 26th pick of the 1996 NBA Draft (the pick originally belonged to the San Antonio Spurs and went to the Pistons in the Dennis Rodman trade), he played four-plus years with the Pistons, becoming one of their key reserves. He was a fan favorite during his days playing for the Toronto Raptors due to his tenacious efforts on the court.
On February 22, 2001 Williams was traded from the Detroit Pistons, along with Eric Montross, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Corliss Williamson, Tyrone Corbin, Kornél Dávid and a future first-round draft pick. He was so enthusiastic about joining his new teammates that he immediately drove from Detroit to Toronto upon hearing the news. In 2002-03 with the Raptors, Williams averaged 9.7 points per game, primarily as a starter, which has thus far been his career-best scoring average. In 2003, Williams also made a cameo appearance in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Full-Court Miracle.
In December 2003 Williams was traded again, this time along with Antonio Davis and Chris Jefferies, to the Chicago Bulls for Jalen Rose, Donyell Marshall and Lonny Baxter. Overall in 2003-04, Williams played in 68 games, starting 44 of them, averaging 6.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. During the 2004 offseason, he was involved in yet another trade, one that sent him and Jamal Crawford to the New York Knicks for Dikembe Mutombo, Frank Williams, Othella Harrington and Cezary Trybanski. His relocation to New York meant a relegation to the bench, as his minutes dropped down to around 17 a game.
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