Bucks' Marvin Williams Announces He's Retiring from NBA After 15 Seasons
The end of the Milwaukee Bucks' playoff run has brought the end of Marvin Williams' career, too.
Williams, 34, announced his retirement Tuesday after the Miami Heat eliminated Milwaukee in five games:
The forward entered the league as the No. 2 overall pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2005 out of UNC and spent time with the Utah Jazz and Charlotte Hornets before he signed with the Bucks in February. Williams averaged 10.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists for his career.
Bucks guard Kyle Korver, now a free agent, told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated he is undecided on whether he'll return for his age-39 season.
Williams put together a solid NBA career despite not racking up numerous awards. He was named to the 2005-06 All-Rookie team but never wowed many voters.
That doesn't mean Williams didn't add a layer of depth and consistency on the floor. From 2007 to 2009, he averaged 14.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the floor in 34.3 minutes per game.
He also helped his teams make the playoffs seven times.
It's the type of experience that drew the Bucks to the forward as they geared up for a playoff run that ended too early for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Williams played 17.9 minutes per game in 10 postseason contests this season while averaging 5.5 points.
With Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo injured late in the series against Miami, there was little the Bucks could do to continue their push for an NBA title.
The Heat won Game 5 103-94, sending the Bucks home and Williams into the next phase of his life.
