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5 days ago
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Lakers jersey history No. 3 — Shammond Williams
Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary. As the Lakers approach their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years. Here's a look at Shammond Williams, a guard who played for the Lakers during the 2000s. In four seasons at the University of North Carolina, Williams grew into a stud. He was the ACC tournament MVP in 1997, and when he left the school in 1998, he had set program records for the most 3-pointers made in a season and a career, as well as the highest season and career free throw percentage. During his last season with the Tar Heels, Williams was teammates with future NBA stars Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter. He was a second-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1998. He never quite had the type of success that Jamison and Carter would enjoy, as he would peak at 8.0 points a game during the 2002-03 campaign. The Lakers signed Williams as a free agent in the summer of 2006. At the time, they were still struggling to rebuild after trading Shaquille O'Neal in 2004, and they lacked quality players around Kobe Bryant who would make them very competitive. The guard appeared in 30 games for Los Angeles and averaged 3.1 points in 11.5 minutes a game. That would be the finale of his NBA career, although he would spend several seasons afterward playing pro basketball overseas. Since 2012, Williams has been an assistant coach for several college basketball teams. This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers jersey history No. 3 — Shammond Williams
Yahoo
27-01-2025
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Boston Celtics jersey history No. 11 - Shammond Williams (2002-03)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the 20th of 29 people to wear the No. 11 jersey, Boston guard alum Shammond Williams. After ending his college career at UNC, Williams was picked up with the 34th overall selection of the 1998 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. The Bronx, New York native would play the first season of his pro career with the Atlanta Hawks instead, though, after being dealt there on draft night. He also played for the (then) Seattle SuperSonics (now, Oklahoma City Thunder) before Williams would be dealt to Boston in 2002. His stay with the team would span just 51 games, ending when the Celtics dealt him to the Denver Nuggets in 2003. During his time suiting up for Boston, Williams wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 11 - Shammond Williams (2002-03)
USA Today
27-01-2025
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- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 11 - Shammond Williams (2002-03)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the 20th of 29 people to wear the No. 11 jersey, Boston guard alum Shammond Williams. After ending his college career at UNC, Williams was picked up with the 34th overall selection of the 1998 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. The Bronx, New York native would play the first season of his pro career with the Atlanta Hawks instead, though, after being dealt there on draft night. He also played for the (then) Seattle SuperSonics (now, Oklahoma City Thunder) before Williams would be dealt to Boston in 2002. His stay with the team would span just 51 games, ending when the Celtics dealt him to the Denver Nuggets in 2003. During his time suiting up for Boston, Williams wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify:
