Deron Williams had surgery, lost some weight and believes this will be his year.
Williams told Tim Bontemps of the New York Post that his ankles finally feel good again and he’ll probably be a full participant in training camp for the first time in a couple of years.
Three months after undergoing surgery on both ankles, Deron Williams feels like a new man.
“[Before the surgery], I was just walking around and my ankles would swell up,” Williams said Monday at his charity dodgeball tournament in Manhattan, which benefited his Point of Hope Foundation. “Any time that happens, that’s bad.
“[Now] they feel good. I’ve been working out hard every day, getting ready to go.”
“Last year was tough,” he said. “I missed all of training camp, most of the preseason. … I practiced one time, played nine minutes in a preseason game and was thrown into the fire at 60 or 70 percent.
“It’s definitely different this year, and I think it’s great. I’ll be able to participate in training camp. I’ll be practicing with the guys right now, and I’m able to play with the guys before training camp, which is great.”
Williams hasn’t been bad, he just hasn’t been a top-five point guard in the league or a guy being paid close to $100 million.