William Avery (Will)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: August 8, 1979 in Augusta, Georgia
High School: Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
College: Duke University
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1999 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 13, 1999
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 142 | 1 | 1205 | 137 | 415 | 40 | 157 | 65 | 91 | 17 | 93 | 199 | 34 | 6 | 106 | 125 | 379 | .330 | .255 | .714 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 70 | 1 | 557 | 60 | 169 | 13 | 57 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 47 | 96 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 51 | 158 | .355 | .228 | .676 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Road | 72 | 0 | 648 | 77 | 246 | 27 | 100 | 40 | 54 | 9 | 46 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 62 | 74 | 221 | .313 | .270 | .741 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 86 | 1 | 703 | 68 | 222 | 22 | 92 | 41 | 58 | 10 | 58 | 105 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 82 | 199 | .306 | .239 | .707 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Post | 56 | 0 | 502 | 69 | 193 | 18 | 65 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 35 | 94 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 43 | 180 | .358 | .277 | .727 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 86 | 1 | 695 | 73 | 212 | 18 | 69 | 40 | 50 | 6 | 49 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 63 | 71 | 204 | .344 | .261 | .800 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Loss | 56 | 0 | 510 | 64 | 203 | 22 | 88 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 44 | 81 | 15 | 1 | 43 | 54 | 175 | .315 | .250 | .610 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 16 | 0 | 105 | 13 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 39 | .382 | .294 | .727 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| December | 34 | 0 | 323 | 29 | 105 | 10 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 83 | .276 | .244 | .625 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | |
| January | 28 | 1 | 169 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 37 | .289 | .067 | .714 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
| February | 25 | 0 | 270 | 28 | 89 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 80 | .315 | .235 | .889 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | |
| March | 27 | 0 | 210 | 35 | 87 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 87 | .402 | .300 | .727 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | |
| April | 12 | 0 | 128 | 19 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53 | .345 | .350 | .615 | 10.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 15 | 0 | 94 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | .344 | .200 | .000 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Monday | 13 | 1 | 83 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | .250 | .364 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 21 | 0 | 241 | 33 | 93 | 9 | 32 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 93 | .355 | .281 | .692 | 11.5 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | |
| Wednesday | 25 | 0 | 258 | 23 | 90 | 7 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 63 | .256 | .167 | .714 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | |
| Thursday | 20 | 0 | 148 | 21 | 48 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 56 | .438 | .353 | .727 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
| Friday | 25 | 0 | 172 | 19 | 57 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 44 | .333 | .294 | .200 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | |
| Saturday | 23 | 0 | 209 | 21 | 59 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 77 | .356 | .250 | .824 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .000 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Reserve | 141 | 0 | 1188 | 135 | 403 | 40 | 155 | 65 | 91 | 17 | 88 | 196 | 34 | 6 | 104 | 124 | 375 | .335 | .258 | .714 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 20-29 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 20 | 57 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 54 | .351 | .217 | .692 | 21.7 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | |
| 10-19 | 50 | 1 | 692 | 79 | 227 | 24 | 80 | 40 | 53 | 7 | 57 | 111 | 24 | 4 | 57 | 67 | 222 | .348 | .300 | .755 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| 0-9 | 85 | 0 | 351 | 33 | 121 | 9 | 51 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 47 | 90 | .273 | .176 | .625 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 25 | 0 | 270 | 29 | 101 | 11 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 88 | .287 | .256 | .792 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 63 | 1 | 533 | 54 | 171 | 14 | 55 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 42 | 91 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 48 | 143 | .316 | .255 | .656 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 0 | 103 | 12 | 41 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 31 | .293 | .125 | 1.000 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 37 | 0 | 295 | 42 | 100 | 13 | 41 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 116 | .420 | .317 | .679 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 1 | 461 | 38 | 138 | 12 | 48 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 39 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 106 | .275 | .250 | .818 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Western | 88 | 0 | 744 | 99 | 277 | 28 | 109 | 47 | 69 | 10 | 54 | 118 | 22 | 5 | 66 | 81 | 273 | .357 | .257 | .681 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 20 | 0 | 142 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 33 | .256 | .227 | .750 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Central | 34 | 1 | 319 | 27 | 95 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 73 | .284 | .269 | .857 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 38 | 0 | 350 | 49 | 124 | 12 | 45 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 136 | .395 | .267 | .813 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | |
| Pacific | 50 | 0 | 394 | 50 | 153 | 16 | 64 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 28 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 44 | 137 | .327 | .250 | .568 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 92 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 34 | .440 | .500 | 1.000 | 18.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .133 | .000 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .000 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Dallas | 8 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | .258 | .176 | .750 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
| Denver | 5 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | .412 | .375 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
| Detroit | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .286 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Golden State | 8 | 0 | 105 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 45 | .429 | .353 | .692 | 13.1 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 3.4 | |
| Houston | 5 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | .565 | .667 | .714 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .125 | .000 | .500 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | |
| LA Clippers | 7 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .231 | .000 | .667 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 7 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .250 | .091 | .000 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Memphis | 7 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | .300 | .000 | .750 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| Miami | 5 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .300 | .333 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .222 | .000 | .750 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .000 | .500 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| New Orleans | 5 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | .385 | .667 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | ||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .333 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Oklahoma City | 6 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 | .364 | .250 | .429 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 8 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | .333 | .333 | .714 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | |
| Portland | 7 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .333 | .200 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 7 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | .200 | .286 | .000 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
| San Antonio | 7 | 0 | 69 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | .429 | .333 | 1.000 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .333 | 1.000 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | .409 | .200 | .778 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .222 | .400 | 1.000 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |