{"id":510337,"date":"2026-08-17T09:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=510337"},"modified":"2026-08-17T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:58:01","slug":"derrick-williams-at-sunel-arena-aek-athens-reach-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/derrick-williams-at-sunel-arena-aek-athens-reach-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Williams at SUNEL Arena: AEK Athens reach agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"340\">AEK Athens have reached an agreement with <strong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"253\">Derrick Williams<\/strong>, with the experienced American forward already in Greece and visiting <strong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"339\">SUNEL Arena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"524\">Williams, 35, was selected <strong data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"409\">second overall in the 2011 NBA Draft<\/strong> by the Minnesota Timberwolves and went on to play seven seasons in the NBA, appearing in 428 regular-season games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ro\">O Derrick Williams \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 SUNEL Arena!<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/aekbc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aekbc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TTbY3JchD6\">pic.twitter.com\/TTbY3JchD6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AEK BC (@aekbcgr) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aekbcgr\/status\/2089236585493430738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"5dwj7l\" data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"572\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"572\">A wealth of NBA and European experience<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"759\">After his NBA career, Williams built an extensive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in European basketball, playing for clubs including <strong data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"758\">Bayern Munich, Fenerbahce, Valencia, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Panathinaikos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"912\">He enjoyed one of his most productive European seasons with Panathinaikos in 2022-23, averaging <strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"911\">12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"991\">Williams most recently played in South Korea with the <strong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"990\">Suwon KT Sonicboom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1129\">His experience and versatility are expected to add another important piece to AEK&#8217;s roster as the club prepares for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1157\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><em data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1157\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Source: AEK BC \/ 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