Maurice Williams
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| No. - Los Angeles Clippers | |
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| Shooting Guard | |
| Personal Information | |
| Date of birth | December 19, 1982 |
| Place of birth | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Nationality |  American
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| Listed hieght | 6 ft 1 |
| Listed wieght | 190 lbs |
| Career Information | |
| College | Alabama |
| NBA Draft | 2003; Rnd: 2 / Pck: 47th |
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
| Pro career | 2003-present |
| League | NBA
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| Career History | |
| Utah Jazz (2003–2004) Milwaukee Bucks (2004–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2011) | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
| 1x NBA All-Star (2009) | |
| Maurice Williams at NBA.com | |
Maurice "Mo" Williams (born December 19, 1982, in Jackson, Mississippi, USA) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He is a 6 ft 1 in point guard from the University of Alabama.
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NBA career
Utah Jazz
Williams was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round, 47th overall of the 2003 NBA Draft. He averaged five points and 1.3 assists for the Jazz in his first NBA season, then signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Milwaukee Bucks
Filling in for Bucks' injured starting point guard T.J. Ford, Williams averaged 10.2 points and 6.1 assists during the 2004-05 season. In his new role coming off of the bench for the up-and-coming Bucks team, he showed a knack for clutch plays, making several game winning shots in the 2005-06 season.
In the 2006 off-season the Bucks traded Ford to the Toronto Raptors for power forward Charlie Villanueva. This opened up a position in the starting lineup for Williams. In the first 19 games of the 2006-07 season Williams averaged 15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists in nearly 35 minutes per game. These averages were all career highs.
On December 20, 2006, when the Bucks played the Miami Heat, Williams recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Williams was a free agent in summer 2007, but decided to stay with the Bucks by signing a six-year, $52 million deal.
Cleveland Cavaliers
On August 13, 2008, Williams was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a three-team, six-player deal including Damon Jones among the Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder. On February 11, 2009 Mo Williams scored a career high 44 points to go along with 7 assists and 2 rebounds against the Phoenix Suns.
On February 10, 2009, Williams was chosen to replace forward Chris Bosh in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game.
During the 2008–09 season, Mo Williams helped the Cleveland Cavaliers reach a league-leading 66-16 record. The team went 39-2 at Quicken Loans Arena.
