Eric Williams

Retired • Retired after 2018 season • C • 0 years of NBA experience

Not to be confused with: Eric Williams (Providence), Eric Williams Jr

Height6'9

Born26th March 1984 (age 42)

Weight280 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA/🇧🇬Bulgaria

NBA DraftUndrafted, 2006

Pre-draft teamWake Forest

HandRight

Agentn/a

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Transactions

23 entries

Date	League	Transaction
August 2006	Italy	Signed a one year contract with Cantu.
26th September, 2006	CBA	Drafted 61st overall in the 2006 CBA Draft by Yakima Sun Kings.
28th July, 2007	Italy	Signed a one year contract with Air Avellino.
11th July, 2008	Italy	Re-signed by Air Avellino to a one year contract.
12th July, 2009	Italy	Signed a one year contract with Scavolini Pesaro.
30th July, 2010	Italy	Signed a one year contract with Enel Brindisi.
4th September, 2010	Italy	Released by Enel Brindisi.
24th September, 2010	NBA	Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Portland.
2nd October, 2010	NBA	Waived by Portland.
9th October, 2010	Italy	Signed a one year contract with Pepsi Juvecaserta.
1st August, 2011	Kazakhstan	Signed a one year contract with BC Astana.
6th June, 2012	Italy	Signed a one year contract with Umana Venezia.
27th December, 2012	Italy	Released by Umana Venezia.
1st May, 2013	China	Signed a one season contract with Guangzhou Liu Siu.
17th June, 2013	China	Released by Guangzhou Liu Siu.
6th November, 2013	France	Signed for the remainder of the season with Limoges.
19th February, 2014	France	Left Limoges.
18th July, 2014	Italy	Signed a one season contract with Cantu.
18th August, 2015	Romania	Signed a one year contract with Steaua Bucaresti.
6th September, 2015	Romania	Left Steaua Bucaresti.
20th October, 2015	Poland	Signed for the remainder of the season with MKS Dabrowa.
12th November, 2016	Switzerland	Signed for the remainder of the season with Lugano Tigers.
19th September, 2017	Uruguay	Signed a one year contract with Hebraica.

Teams

18 entries

Date	Team
2002 - 2006	Wake Forest (NCAA)
July 2006	New Jersey Nets (Summer League)
August 2006 - June 2007	Cantu (Italy)
July 2007	Phoenix Suns (Summer League)
July 2007 - June 2009	Avellino (Italy)
July 2009 - June 2010	Scavolini Pesaro (Italy)
July 2010 - September 2010	Enel Brindisi (Italy)
September 2010 - October 2010	Portland Trail Blazers (NBA)
October 2010 - June 2011	JuveCaserta (Italy)
August 2011 - June 2012	BC Astana (Kazakhstan)
June 2012 - December 2012	Venezia (Italy)
May 2013 - June 2013	Guangzhou Whampou (China, NBL)
November 2013 - February 2014	Limoges (France)
July 2014 - June 2015	Cantu (Italy)
August 2015 - September 2015	Steaua Bucaresti (Romania)
October 2015 - June 2016	MKS Dabrowa (Poland)
November 2016 - June 2017	Lugano Tigers (Switzerland)
September 2017 - present	Hebraica (Uruguay)

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.....Third Prize Is You're Fired

October 6, 2010

Williams graduated from Wake Forest in 2006, and has had several NBA looks since. This is his first NBA contract, however. He has spent his entire career to date in Italy, and averaged 13.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 26 minutes per game for Scavolini Pesaro last season. Williams is a bit old boy - about 280lbs, standing only 6'9 - and is exclusively a post player. He rebounds well, has touch and footwork around the basket, but he does nothing away from it, and won't defend the perimeter. At 6'9, he's also a bit small for the NBA, despite his girth, and he also turns it over a lot. A lot. How much is a lot? 3.1 times per game last year, in only 26 minutes. Hard to be an offensive focal point when you're shooting 53% from the line and turning it over like that.

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