Deron Williams

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Birth Name: Deron Michael Williams

Place of Birth: Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 26, 1984

Ethnicity: African-American, European

Deron Williams is an American professional basketball player. He has played for the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets, and the Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League. He was a gold medal winner on the U.S. national team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, and was a state champion wrestler as a child.

He is married to Amy Young, with whom he has four children.