Maurice Williams (basketball)

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Maurice "Mo" Williams (born December 19, 1982, in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. he is a 6'1" guard from the University of Alabama, he was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. He averaged five points and 1.3 assists for the Jazz in his first NBA season, then signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks. Filling in for Bucks injured point guard T.J. Ford, Williams averaged 10.2 points and 6.1 assists during the 2004-2005 season. In his new role coming off of the bench for the up-and-coming Bucks team, he showed a knack for clutch plays, making several game winning shots in the 2005-2006 season.

In the summer of 2006 the Bucks traded starting point guard TJ Ford to the Toronto Raptors for power forward Charlie Villanueva. This opened up a position in the starting lineup for Williams. In the first 19 games of the 2006-2007 season Williams has averaged 15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists in nearly 35 minutes per game. These averages are all career highs.