Latavious Williams

Who is Latavious Williams?

Latavious Williams is an American professional basketball player who plays for Bilbao Basket in the Spanish league. After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers in the NBA Development League, a minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association. After a year there, he was drafted by the Miami Heat with the 48th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA affiliate of the 66ers. However, the Thunder did not sign him to a contract and Williams returned to the D-League with the 66ers.

Williams is the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA. He is also the first player ever to enter into the D-League directly from high school. Williams was, however, the second player to be drafted while playing for a D-League team, as Mike Taylor ended up being drafted a year earlier back in 2009.