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Williams anxious to jump back in

Ex-Duke star ready to resume NBA career after three-year recovery from motorcycle accident

Luciana Chavez, Staff Writer

DURHAM - The year 2006 may belong to Jason Williams. That's hard to fathom considering the former Duke basketball star nearly lost his life in a motorcycle accident three years ago. He was left with a broken pelvis, a mangled left knee and nerve damage in his left leg. He also lost his NBA career.

Now Williams, 24, is ready to reclaim it. After a slow recovery, the 2002 consensus college player of the year worked out for 10 NBA teams last month. He said Monday he's waiting on two teams...

http://www.newsobserver.com/736/story/462028.html

[Final_quest]

I wish him all the best, and hope he gets an opportunity.

[tmac13]

I wonder why he is not playing on someones summer league team..

[DrReality]

My thoughts exactly. I know from the adversity I've faced in my own life that it helps you find out what you're made of. If he comes back, I would think he'll be a very savy pg.

[b3bawla]

I wish we were one of those 2 teams...but i doubt it.

[Johnnybravo4]

Because he is not good right now. As a matter of fact the jury was still out before the injury. People are talking as if Jason Williams was a 20pt 10 assist guy before the injury. I am not sure if he was T.J. Ford good before the accident.

[Teeareess]

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I wish we were one of those 2 teams...but i doubt it.

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I'm pretty sure we're not. I've heard Knight talk about him during his comeback, and the terms weren't glowing.

[b3bawla]

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Because he is not good right now. As a matter of fact the jury was still out before the injury. People are talking as if Jason Williams was a 20pt 10 assist guy before the injury. I am not sure if he was T.J. Ford good before the accident.

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That's a great point...but in a league that is looking for upside, I think his upside is still a lot higher than Anthony Grundy and Carl Edwards.

[KB21]

His upside was his explosiveness, and with the injury, that explosiveness may be gone. Right now, I think the best you could hope for is that Jason Williams uses court savvy and instincts to become an impact player. Chances are though, what once made him a great prospect is likely no longer there.