How Good Was 'White Chocolate' Actually?

A career retrospective of Jason Williams, AKA "White Chocolate".

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Who's the modern day Jason Williams?

[thatwilightzone]

I think it’s safe to say Jason Williams has one of the Greatest Highlight tapes of All Time

[TheChosenOne_]

Jason Williams is like a taller and NBA-ready version of the Professor

[ocean_]

Wish more players would play with his flare, made watching so exciting. Now we have a ton of iso ball and threes but flashy passing rarely happens. When players like White Chocolate or Jason Kidd were leading a fast break you knew you were in for a treat.

[bettershadeofme]

JWill was the ultimate NBA enigma. He made every team he played on better (Kings and Grizzlies for sure) but not good enough at the same time. Almost every teammate he played with loved playing with him, I think it was evident he was a consummate teammate and locker room guy but not the cornerstone to build a team around.

Still one of my all time Favs to Watch!

[false]

Guys like him inspire kids to fall in love with basketball and dream big. That alone says a lot about how good he was. Amazing player who deserved his success.

[vaibanez]

I met Jason Williams today at an auto signing and he was really down to Earth and actually enjoyed being there with fans.

[LoveScooby]

One of my favorite players. He was very creative.

[shaggyfrankdizzl]

This man is the reason I can do the behind the back elbow pass, and the off the knee dribble fake.
Say what you will about his overall game but his style changed the game in a positive way.

[offthetrail]

Him and AI are why I can still break ankles at 34

[roberthilson]

Stats never tell the whole story.
His stamp on the game was so much more than this video suggests.
He was always reckless but that confidence he had is what helped define the kings whole team for their best years even after he was traded to Memphis.
It took pat Riley to show him how to be effective.

[Nickbragg]

I was on my high school basketball team at Oceana and we played DuPont High School in the 1994 Coal Classic in Charleston, WV and they kicked our tails royally. Randy and Jason are Legends and Hero’s in West Virginia to this day

[Islander]

Jason Williams was so good that he was making me question my allegiance to the Warriors. I was looking over my shoulder like "What's going on in Sacramento?"

[charlesbook]

Its not hard to see why this guy is still remembered to this day. He had a decent NBA career and always showed his ability to improve

[ShadowDragonGT]

He won a major award it was the championship

[brianm]

I remember seeing highlights when he was still at Dupont with Moss. Dude was a baller. Loved watching him play.

[blakebrown]

Jason Williams is what The Professor is to streetball. He was known for his flashy passing and ball-handling skills as he got the nickname “White Chocolate”. He played 13 seasons with the Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. Salute to #55 Jason Williams!!!

[vaultdweller]

"most attractive average player in NBA history" excellent observation😊

[STEELERBUM]

Jason was and is one of my very favorite non Bulls players of all time... the man was something to behold...

[anxiousx]

Shaq said white chocolate is one of the best player he'd play with. That saids a lot