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Marvin Williams has decided to retire from the NBA

After 15 years in the NBA, former UNC star and national champion Marvin Williams announced his retirement from professional basketball, according to the Undefeated:

Bucks forward Marvin Williams told @TheUndefeated he is retiring from playing in the NBA after 15 seasons. “I’ve been very blessed. God has been very, very good to me,” Williams said.

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) September 9, 2020

Williams was, of course, the 6th man and a key part of the 2005 National Championship-winning Tar Heel squad, and would be immortalized in Tar Heel History even if he hadn’t been a national champion just thanks to his game-winning putback against Duke in that fateful season-ending rivalry game.