Financially, Derrick Williamsβ decision to leave UA as a sophomore in 2011 has proven immensely profitable. He was taken No. 2 in the NBA Draft that June and will surpass $30 million in total career earnings at the end of this season.
However, finding a good home has been an issue. The Miami Heat waived Williams on Monday, meaning Williams will be now seeking his fifth NBA team in six seasons.
While Williams appeared grateful for the chance to become a free agent β tweeting that Heat president Pat Riley was a βman of his wordβ β he was cut so that Miami could keep forward Okaro White, who went undrafted out of Florida State in 2014.
The Heat signed Williams to a one-year, $4.6 million contract, though a team that picks him up would pay the remainder of this seasonβs portion.
"It didn't work out exactly how we wanted to," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told the Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale. "But now it's an opportunity for him to move on and find a place where he can be maximized." Β Β
