Terrence Williams - D-Will

"Hello Developmental League, my name is D-Will and I was a NBA player"

When you get a little fame, you usually get a nickname. When you get really famous you get to pick your own. When you are infamous, your nickname often changes to match your crime. This time, its Terrence Williams better known as T-Will now known as D-Will. That is after his recent send down to the NBA D League.

Williams has been inactivated for the previous two games for violations of team policies. However, the send down to the Developmental League, according to head coach Avery Johnson, "is not a punishment but an evaluation."

The 2009 11th overall selection by New Jersey was touted in the preseason by Johnson as the potential 6th man of the year after an impressive rookie campaign. Yet,  Williams from Louisville has not progressed as expected under the new regime and with recent altercations may possibly on the trade block.

When asked if he can play his way back onto the roster, Avery said:

"Absolutely. Without a shadow of a doubt. He can play his way back,'' Johnson said. "We don’t have a timetable right now, but he can definitely play his way back. Let me make that clear – he can play his way back, absolutely... I think more than anything we looked at him as being an athletic guard, an athletic two, one, one, two – can play some three. We want to see that explosiveness; we want to see that athleticism. We want to see him play above the rim. Terrence got to a point where he started shooting a lot of 3s he’s taken more 3s than free throws (11 3-point attempts; eight free throw attempts). So we want to see that explosiveness; a guy that plays above the rim; a guy that can one or two dunks a game. That’s what we want to see.''