Deron Williams is a retired American professional basketball player.
He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted third overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the
Utah Jazz. The three-time NBA All-Star has also played for Besiktas of the Turkish Basketball League during the 2011 NBA lockout, and was a gold medal winner on the United States national team at the
Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008) and
London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012).