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Utah Jazz sign Elliot Williams to a 10 day contract

As suspected the Utah Jazz didn't waste any time filling up that 15 man roster

By AllThatAmar
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

The Utah Jazz, as predicted, have signed Elliot Williams to a 10 day contract. From their press release:

SALT LAKE CITY (January 7, 2015) - The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed guard Elliot Williams of the NBA Development League's Santa Cruz Warriors to a 10-day contract. Williams becomes the NBA's 13th overall NBA D-League Call-Up of the 2014-15 season and the 11th different player to be called up. Per team policy, financial terms were not released. Following the move, the Jazz roster now stands at 15 players.

The 25-year-old Williams (6-5, 190, Memphis) appeared in 16 games (all starts) for Santa Cruz this season, averaging 21.3 points (ninth in the D-League), 4.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists (sixth in the D-League) and 1.3 steals in 37.2 minutes per contest. He recorded five double-doubles and scored in double figures in all 16 games. Williams scored 20-plus points in 10 games and 30-or-more points twice. Williams attended 2014 training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals in five games (three starts), before being waived on Oct. 27.

Williams spent the 2013-14 season with the 76ers. He appeared in 67 games (two starts), averaging 6.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He recorded 10-plus points on 17 occasions.

Originally selected in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, Williams has played in 91 games (two starts) with Portland and Philadelphia, averaging 5.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game.

A native of Memphis, Tenn. and former McDonald's All-American, Williams played one season at Duke (2008-09) before transferring to the University of Memphis (2009-10). He averaged 17.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.3 minutes his sophomore season at Memphis. Williams was named the 2010 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year and earned 2010 Conference USA First Team honors before becoming an early entry into the NBA Draft.

- Utah Jazz, NBA.com, 2015

Yeah. It's not much more than the coverage we've had of the initial rumor here, and the waiving of PC here.

It's going to be interesting to see how well or how long Williams stays on the team. I wish him the best, and as a Jazz SG this year, I hope he breaks the streak and doesn't get injured. It is also going to be interesting to see how he and Elijah Millsap perform, and what this means for Ian Clark.

For all the videos and more scouting a) click on the initial rumor post, and b) wait a little longer for an update here at SLC Dunk.

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