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Shelden Williams

Shelden DeMar Williams ▪ Twitter: @SheldenWilliams

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: October 21, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
High School: Midwest City in Midwest City, Oklahoma
College: Duke University
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 2006 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 2006
Age: 29 years, 210 days ▪ Experience: 6 years

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 23 ATL NBA PF 81 31 1514 166 365 .455 2 4 .500 110 144 .764 131 304 435 44 52 39 96 199 444
2007-08 24 TOT NBA PF 64 0 776 92 212 .434 0 2 .000 71 105 .676 68 137 205 19 22 21 35 110 255
2007-08 24 ATL NBA PF 36 0 414 37 100 .370 0 1 .000 35 51 .686 34 73 107 11 13 11 14 60 109
2007-08 24 SAC NBA PF 28 0 362 55 112 .491 0 1 .000 36 54 .667 34 64 98 8 9 10 21 50 146
2008-09 25 TOT NBA PF 45 0 512 70 157 .446 0 2 .000 46 63 .730 49 104 153 12 22 18 34 64 186
2008-09 25 SAC NBA PF 30 0 305 40 89 .449 0 2 .000 32 42 .762 25 53 78 8 12 10 26 36 112
2008-09 25 MIN NBA PF 15 0 207 30 68 .441 0 0 14 21 .667 24 51 75 4 10 8 8 28 74
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 54 0 597 63 121 .521 0 1 .000 75 98 .765 47 99 146 21 13 21 30 85 201
2010-11 27 TOT NBA PF 59 38 911 103 220 .468 0 0 58 75 .773 93 180 273 32 23 26 43 126 264
2010-11 27 DEN NBA PF 42 32 713 82 181 .453 0 0 34 46 .739 74 149 223 19 18 22 37 92 198
2010-11 27 NYK NBA PF 17 6 198 21 39 .538 0 0 24 29 .828 19 31 50 13 5 4 6 34 66
2011-12 28 NJN NBA C 58 35 1276 96 201 .478 0 0 76 104 .731 141 209 350 35 47 39 66 149 268
Career NBA 361 104 5586 590 1276 .462 2 9 .222 436 589 .740 529 1033 1562 163 179 164 304 733 1618

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 23 ATL NBA PF 81 31 18.7 2.0 4.5 .455 0.0 0.0 .500 1.4 1.8 .764 1.6 3.8 5.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 2.5 5.5
2007-08 24 TOT NBA PF 64 0 12.1 1.4 3.3 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .676 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.7 4.0
2007-08 24 ATL NBA PF 36 0 11.5 1.0 2.8 .370 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .686 0.9 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.7 3.0
2007-08 24 SAC NBA PF 28 0 12.9 2.0 4.0 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .667 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.8 5.2
2008-09 25 TOT NBA PF 45 0 11.4 1.6 3.5 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .730 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.4 4.1
2008-09 25 SAC NBA PF 30 0 10.2 1.3 3.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .762 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 3.7
2008-09 25 MIN NBA PF 15 0 13.8 2.0 4.5 .441 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.4 .667 1.6 3.4 5.0 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.9 4.9
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 54 0 11.1 1.2 2.2 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .765 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 3.7
2010-11 27 TOT NBA PF 59 38 15.4 1.7 3.7 .468 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 .773 1.6 3.1 4.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 2.1 4.5
2010-11 27 DEN NBA PF 42 32 17.0 2.0 4.3 .453 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 .739 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.2 4.7
2010-11 27 NYK NBA PF 17 6 11.6 1.2 2.3 .538 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.7 .828 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.0 3.9
2011-12 28 NJN NBA C 58 35 22.0 1.7 3.5 .478 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.8 .731 2.4 3.6 6.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.6 4.6
Career NBA 361 104 15.5 1.6 3.5 .462 0.0 0.0 .222 1.2 1.6 .740 1.5 2.9 4.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 23 ATL NBA PF 81 31 1514 3.9 8.7 .455 0.0 0.1 .500 2.6 3.4 .764 3.1 7.2 10.3 1.0 1.2 0.9 2.3 4.7 10.6
2007-08 24 TOT NBA PF 64 0 776 4.3 9.8 .434 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.9 .676 3.2 6.4 9.5 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.6 5.1 11.8
2007-08 24 ATL NBA PF 36 0 414 3.2 8.7 .370 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.4 .686 3.0 6.3 9.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 5.2 9.5
2007-08 24 SAC NBA PF 28 0 362 5.5 11.1 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 5.4 .667 3.4 6.4 9.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 2.1 5.0 14.5
2008-09 25 TOT NBA PF 45 0 512 4.9 11.0 .446 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.4 .730 3.4 7.3 10.8 0.8 1.5 1.3 2.4 4.5 13.1
2008-09 25 SAC NBA PF 30 0 305 4.7 10.5 .449 0.0 0.2 .000 3.8 5.0 .762 3.0 6.3 9.2 0.9 1.4 1.2 3.1 4.2 13.2
2008-09 25 MIN NBA PF 15 0 207 5.2 11.8 .441 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.7 .667 4.2 8.9 13.0 0.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 4.9 12.9
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 54 0 597 3.8 7.3 .521 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.9 .765 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 5.1 12.1
2010-11 27 TOT NBA PF 59 38 911 4.1 8.7 .468 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 .773 3.7 7.1 10.8 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.7 5.0 10.4
2010-11 27 DEN NBA PF 42 32 713 4.1 9.1 .453 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.3 .739 3.7 7.5 11.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.9 4.6 10.0
2010-11 27 NYK NBA PF 17 6 198 3.8 7.1 .538 0.0 0.0 4.4 5.3 .828 3.5 5.6 9.1 2.4 0.9 0.7 1.1 6.2 12.0
2011-12 28 NJN NBA C 58 35 1276 2.7 5.7 .478 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.9 .731 4.0 5.9 9.9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.9 4.2 7.6
Career NBA 361 104 5586 3.8 8.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .222 2.8 3.8 .740 3.4 6.7 10.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 2.0 4.7 10.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2006-07 23 ATL NBA PF 81 1514 12.3 .518 .458 10.3 24.5 17.3 4.8 1.8 2.0 18.3 15.9 100 105 0.3 1.9 2.2 .070
2007-08 24 TOT NBA PF 64 776 11.9 .494 .434 10.4 20.5 15.5 3.8 1.5 2.1 11.9 17.0 103 107 0.4 0.8 1.2 .072
2007-08 24 ATL NBA PF 36 414 9.8 .445 .370 9.6 20.5 15.1 4.0 1.7 2.0 10.3 14.9 100 107 0.0 0.5 0.5 .060
2007-08 24 SAC NBA PF 28 362 14.2 .538 .491 11.3 20.5 16.0 3.6 1.3 2.1 13.4 19.4 106 108 0.3 0.3 0.7 .087
2008-09 25 TOT NBA PF 45 512 13.7 .503 .446 10.9 24.3 17.5 3.8 2.2 2.7 15.5 19.2 99 108 0.0 0.5 0.5 .048
2008-09 25 SAC NBA PF 30 305 12.2 .521 .449 9.5 20.4 14.9 4.2 2.0 2.4 19.5 19.6 96 111 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .014
2008-09 25 MIN NBA PF 15 207 16.0 .479 .441 13.1 30.0 21.2 3.2 2.5 3.0 9.4 18.6 104 104 0.1 0.3 0.4 .098
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 54 597 14.1 .612 .521 9.9 19.8 15.0 5.3 1.1 2.8 15.5 15.3 118 103 1.1 0.9 2.0 .162
2010-11 27 TOT NBA PF 59 911 12.3 .522 .468 12.0 22.3 17.3 5.1 1.3 2.1 14.5 14.5 109 106 0.9 1.1 1.9 .102
2010-11 27 DEN NBA PF 42 713 11.3 .492 .453 12.3 23.4 18.0 3.9 1.3 2.3 15.5 14.9 102 105 0.2 0.9 1.2 .078
2010-11 27 NYK NBA PF 17 198 15.9 .638 .538 10.9 18.0 14.4 9.5 1.3 1.5 10.4 13.0 136 110 0.6 0.1 0.8 .188
2011-12 28 NJN NBA C 58 1276 11.9 .543 .478 12.5 19.6 15.9 4.3 2.0 2.3 21.1 11.2 107 106 1.1 1.0 2.1 .078
Career NBA 361 5586 12.5 .527 .463 11.1 21.9 16.5 4.6 1.7 2.3 16.5 15.0 105 106 3.6 6.3 9.9 .085

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 8 0 57 4 9 .444 0 0 5 6 .833 2 11 13 0 1 0 6 8 13
Career NBA 8 0 57 4 9 .444 0 0 5 6 .833 2 11 13 0 1 0 6 8 13

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 8 0 7.1 0.5 1.1 .444 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .833 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.6
Career NBA 8 0 7.1 0.5 1.1 .444 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .833 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.6

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 8 0 57 2.5 5.7 .444 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.8 .833 1.3 6.9 8.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 3.8 5.1 8.2
Career NBA 8 0 57 2.5 5.7 .444 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.8 .833 1.3 6.9 8.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 3.8 5.1 8.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2009-10 26 BOS NBA PF 8 57 3.2 .558 .444 4.4 22.9 13.9 0.0 0.9 0.0 34.0 14.8 78 102 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.006
Career NBA 8 57 3.2 .558 .444 4.4 22.9 13.9 0.0 0.9 0.0 34.0 14.8 78 102 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.006

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Shelden Williams 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.2 0.5
Mark Acres 87.5 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.9 0.3
Robert Traylor 84.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.2 1.0
Earl Cureton 83.8 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.8
Willie Burton 82.6 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.6 0.5 0.1
Chucky Brown 82.0 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.3 0.0
Mark Bryant 80.8 3.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.1 1.0
Jarvis Hayes 80.1 2.9 2.1 1.7 1.5 0.7 0.5
Corky Calhoun 79.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.0
Ed Manning 79.7 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 -0.3
Mark Landsberger 79.6 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Shelden Williams 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.2 0.5
Mark Acres 87.5 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.9 0.3
Willie Burton 82.0 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
David Wood 81.2 2.8 2.3 2.2 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.0
Steve Kuberski 78.8 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.0
McCoy McLemore 78.4 2.7 2.1 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 -0.3
Mark Landsberger 78.0 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.4 0.3
Al Tucker 76.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.1
Jason Smith 76.7 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 0.7
Jarvis Hayes 76.6 2.9 2.1 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.5
Lew Hitch 75.4 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.2

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2002-03 19 DUKE 33 633 95 184 0 1 80 124 195 15 270 .516 .000 .645 19.2 8.2 5.9 0.5
2003-04 20 DUKE 37 963 164 280 2 5 138 200 314 34 468 .586 .400 .690 26.0 12.6 8.5 0.9
2004-05 21 DUKE 33 1109 191 328 0 0 131 198 369 31 513 .582 .662 33.6 15.5 11.2 0.9
2005-06 22 DUKE 36 1198 237 410 2 6 201 270 384 39 677 .578 .333 .744 33.3 18.8 10.7 1.1
Career 139 3903 687 1202 4 12 550 792 1262 119 1928 .572 .333 .694 28.1 13.9 9.1 0.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards

Rookie of the Month: 1 time (Show/Hide)

Honors
2004-05 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
2005-06 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Transactions

June 28, 2006: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.

February 16, 2008: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Lorenzen Wright and a 2008 2nd round draft pick (Sean Singletary) to the Sacramento Kings for Mike Bibby.

February 19, 2009: Traded by the Sacramento Kings with Bobby Brown to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Calvin Booth and Rashad McCants.

August 8, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

July 15, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

February 22, 2011: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Denver Nuggets with Carmelo Anthony, Renaldo Balkman, Chauncey Billups and Anthony Carter to the New York Knicks; the Denver Nuggets traded a 2015 2nd round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Kosta Koufos to the Denver Nuggets; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Corey Brewer to the New York Knicks; the New York Knicks traded Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, cash, a 2012 2nd round draft pick (Quincy Miller), a 2013 2nd round draft pick and a 2014 1st round draft pick to the Denver Nuggets; and the New York Knicks traded Eddy Curry, Anthony Randolph and cash to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

December 12, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2006-07 Atlanta Hawks NBA $2,952,840
2007-08 Sacramento Kings NBA $3,174,240
2008-09 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $3,395,760
2009-10 Boston Celtics NBA $825,497
2010-11 New York Knicks NBA $915,852
2011-12 New Jersey Nets NBA $992,680
Career (may be incomplete) $12,256,869

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