Following a collegiate career which began at
Burlington County College in
New Jersey, then two years at
Vincennes University in
Indiana, followed by
Providence College in
Rhode Island, the 6' 8"
small forward was selected by the
Boston Celtics with the 14th pick in the
1995 NBA draft. He played two years with them before being traded to the
Denver Nuggets during the 1997 offseason for a couple of second round draft picks. The Nuggets only got four games out of Williams during the 1997–98 campaign due to him tearing the
anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The following season, he returned, but only played in 38 of 82 regular season games with Denver before they repatriated him back to Boston along with
Danny Fortson and
Eric Washington plus a future draft pick in exchange for
Ron Mercer,
Ronald "Popeye" Jones, and
Dwayne Schintzius. His second tenure with the Celtics lasted over four seasons until they traded him to the
Cleveland Cavaliers along with
Tony Battie and
Kedrick Brown in a swap for
Ricky Davis,
Chris Mihm,
Michael Stewart, and a second round draft pick on December 15, 2003. He became a free agent after 50 games with the Cavaliers, and signed with the
New Jersey Nets prior to the 2004–05 season. Williams was soon part of a blockbuster player trade when the Nets sent him,
Aaron Williams,
Alonzo Mourning and two future first-round draft picks to the
Toronto Raptors for franchise player
Vince Carter. In 2005, Williams decided to launch his own line of clothing honoring the fictional Negro Basketball League. On June 21, 2006, Williams was traded with
Matt Bonner and a second round pick in the
2009 NBA draft to San Antonio for
Rasho Nesterovič and cash. On February 13, 2007, he was traded along with the 2nd round pick in the
2009 NBA draft that the Spurs got from the Raptors to the
Charlotte Bobcats for
Melvin Ely. On March 16, Williams was waived by the Bobcats to make room for
Alan Anderson. He holds career averages of 8.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. ==Life outside basketball==