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Gus Williams is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 10, 1953 in Mount Vernon, New York State, United States. Two-time All-Star player who claimed the NBA award as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979.
He was awarded the NBA victory in the 1979 season while playing in the team of Hall of Fame coach He won an NBA title in 1979 playing for Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens…
Williams’ younger brother Ray (1954–2013) also played in the NBA.
Williams played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he was selected player of the year in 1971 by the New York State Sportswriters Association. He played college basketball at the University of Southern California.
His brother Ray was a player on several clubs during his time in the NBA.
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While with Seattle, he was twice selected to the NBA All-Star Game, and was an All-NBA First Team (1982) and All-NBA Second Team (1980) selection. Williams, whose style of play earned him the nickname “the Wizard”, led the Sonics to the 1979 championship while averaging team high 28.6 points per game in the Finals. While in the prime of his career, Williams sat out the entire 1980–81 season due to a contract dispute. He played three more seasons with the Sonics after that. In 1984, he signed with the Washington Bullets. During the 1984–85 season Williams played alongside the similarly named Guy Williams. He finished his career with a 17.1 point-per-game scoring average in a career spanning 12 years from 1975 to 1987. In 2004 Williams’ #1 jersey was retired by the Sonics. In 2016 Williams’ jersey was retired by USC.
