For Derrick Williams, stability hasn’t been a privelage of his since entering the NBA as the No. 2 overall pick in 2008. In the last two seasons alone, Williams has played for five different head coaches. In Sacramento, he played under Michael Malone, Ty Corbin and George Karl. He played for the New York Knicks last season, when Derrick Fisher was fired mid-season and replaced by Kurt Rambis.
That was after not getting the opportunity by the team that drafted him, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota already had Kevin Love and traded for Michael Beasley, so Williams didn’t get a ton of playing time–starting just 15 games his rookie year and averaging just 7.