Los Angeles D-Fenders' Shawne Williams Named NBA Development League Performer of the Week
Published on March 17, 2014 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, March 17, 2014 - Los Angeles D-Fenders forward Shawne Williams was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, March 10 - Sunday, March 16. The award is the first for Williams, who becomes the third Los Angeles player to be honored as Performer of the Week this season, joining Manny Harris and Terrence Williams.
Williams (6-9, 225, Memphis) led the D-Fenders to a 3-0 week, including road wins over the Tulsa 66ers and Canton Charge. For the week, Williams averaged 26.3 points on 49 percent shooting from the floor and 46 percent shooting from three-point territory to go with 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks. His 34-point performance on March 15 at Canton was his NBA D-League career high.
A six-year NBA veteran who played in 36 games for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, Williams is averaging 19.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 30.6 minutes in 13 games for the D-Fenders.
Other top performers considered included Austin's Austin Daye, on assignment from the San Antonio Spurs, Idaho's Kevin Murphy, Maine's Frank Gaines, Rio Grande Valley's Tony Bishop, Santa Cruz's Cameron Jones, Sioux Falls' Henry Walker, and Springfield's Khalif Wyatt.
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