Shelden Williams

Retired

Atlanta Hawks · F · 6 NBA seasons · 495 career appearances · 1,631 career points

Shelden Williams recorded 495 NBA appearances across 6 seasons with Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves.

Best highlights

4.5

career pts/gm

4.4

career reb/gm

0.5

career ast/gm

357

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Shelden Williams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1994-95–2006-07

Shelden Williams

Dikembe Mutombo

Mookie Blaylock

Mutombo's blocks give way to rebuilding

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

An elite defensive core kept Atlanta relevant in the 1990s before a long rebuild followed the veterans' departure.

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Franchise era

2007-08–2017-18

Shelden Williams

Joe Johnson

Al Horford

Joe Johnson, Horford and the 60-win ensemble

Atlanta Hawks · A decade of playoffs

Atlanta returned to the playoffs for ten straight seasons, culminating in a 60-win, four-All-Star team that reached the 2015 conference finals.

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Franchise era

2006-07–2021-22

Shelden Williams

DeMarcus Cousins

Kevin Martin

Stars pass through without a stable winner

Sacramento Kings · The sixteen-year drought

Coaching churn and inconsistent roster construction produced the longest playoff drought in NBA history.

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Franchise era

2007-08–2012-13

Shelden Williams

Paul Pierce

Kevin Garnett

Ubuntu and the 2008 championship

Boston Celtics · The modern Big Three

Garnett and Allen joined Pierce, transforming Boston overnight into a defensive champion and a two-Finals team.

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Franchise era

2007-08–2014-15

Shelden Williams

Kevin Love

Ricky Rubio

Production without enough winning

Minnesota Timberwolves · The Love rebuild

Love became an elite rebounder and shooter, but Minnesota could not build a playoff team before trading him for another top pick.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2010-11

Shelden Williams

Carmelo Anthony

Chauncey Billups

Scoring, swagger and a conference-finals run

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

Anthony ended an eight-year playoff drought immediately, and Billups later helped turn the group into a 2009 conference finalist.

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Franchise era

2010-11–2016-17

Shelden Williams

Carmelo Anthony

Amar'e Stoudemire

A scoring star restores relevance

New York Knicks · Melo at the Garden

Anthony's arrival helped produce a 54-win season and the franchise's first playoff series win in thirteen years.

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Career accomplishments

6 NBA seasons495 career appearances1,631 career points7 playoff appearancesCareer high: 21 pointsCareer high: 17 reboundsCareer high: 7 assists

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Shelden Williams

Franchise eras

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

Atlanta Hawks · A decade of playoffs

Sacramento Kings · The sixteen-year drought

Boston Celtics · The modern Big Three

Minnesota Timberwolves · The Love rebuild

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

New York Knicks · Melo at the Garden

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

Shelden Williams

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

Atlanta Hawks · A decade of playoffs

Sacramento Kings · The sixteen-year drought

Boston Celtics · The modern Big Three

Minnesota Timberwolves · The Love rebuild

Denver Nuggets · Melo restores relevance

New York Knicks · Melo at the Garden

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games