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Utah Jazz: 2010s All-Decade team

By Dean Hasan

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 02: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz talks to Donovan Mitchell #45 against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on December 2, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 02: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz talks to Donovan Mitchell #45 against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on December 2, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Utah Jazz Deron Williams
Utah Jazz Deron Williams. Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Point Guard of the Decade: Deron Williams

Although Deron Williams only played about a year and half for the Utah Jazz this decade, he was far and away the best point guard to suit up for the team in the last 10 years. As the go-to guy and default closer, Williams was named to two All-Star games as a member of the Jazz and made second team All-NBA in the 2009-10 season.

In the 2010 half of the 2009-10 season, Williams averaged 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game and shot 45.6 percent from the floor and 36.2 percent from 3. In the playoffs, he led the Jazz to the Western Conference semifinals and in 10 postseason games, he put up 24.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists while shooting 45.0 percent and 39.2 percent respectively from the field and from range.

In the 2010-11 season, Deron Williams was again named an All-Star after dropping 21.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 9.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game through his first 53 games before he was traded to the New Jersey Nets.

While his time with the team was short in the 2010s, the magnitude of his impact was not forgotten. His ability to score and play-make was unmatched by his predecessors and successors this decade, making him the clear choice for Jazz point guard of the decade.

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