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Buck WilliamsNew Jersey Nets · #52
Buck Williams is a retired forward best known with the New Jersey Nets. Relentless rebounding forward. Career averages: 12.8 points, 10 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 60
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◆ Rated
New Jersey Nets · #52 · Forward
Buck Williams
Season avg4.9 pts · 4.5 reb · 0.5 ast · .503 fg
Career avg12.9 pts · 10.0 reb · 1.3 ast · .547 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 60 — Solid starter tierINDEXBuck Williams · New Jersey NetsIMPACTBalladex Impact 60 — Solid starter tierINDEXBuck Williams · New Jersey Nets
Scouting report
Buck Williams — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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retired standout · forward · Impact 60
Buck Williams is a retired forward best known with the New Jersey Nets. Relentless rebounding forward. Career averages: 12.8 points, 10 rebounds and 1
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OffenseD
DefenseC-
Feel / IQD
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Buck Williams stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
60Impact index
199Star score
Career scoring average12.9 ppg
Seasons in the index17
Accolades on file1
3× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Buck Williams — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
4.9 PPG
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Playmaking
0.5 APG
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Rebounding
4.5 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Buck Williams
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1998-99 72% confidence
4.5
pts
2.8–6.2
4.1
reb
3.2–5.0
0.5
ast
-0.1–1.1
16.5
min
proj
57
gp
health
.515
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 17-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 4.9 → projected 4.5 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.4
Development (his trend)
-0.1
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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17 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 70 / 74 / 41 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Buck Williams career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 82 | 34.5 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 | .582 | .000 |
| 1982-83 | 82 | 36.1 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | .588 | .000 |
| 1983-84 | 81 | 37.1 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 1.6 | .535 | .000 |
| 1984-85 | 82 | 38.8 | 18.2 | 12.3 | 2.0 | .530 | .250 |
| 1985-86 | 82 | 37.4 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 | .523 | .000 |
| 1986-87 | 82 | 36.3 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | .557 | .000 |
| 1987-88 | 70 | 37.7 | 18.3 | 11.9 | 1.6 | .560 | |
| 1988-89 | 74 | 33.1 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 1.1 | .531 | .000 |
| 1989-90 | 82 | 34.2 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 1.4 | .548 | .000 |
| 1990-91 | 80 | 32.3 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 1.2 | .602 | |
| 1991-92 | 80 | 31.5 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 1.4 | .604 | .000 |
| 1992-93 | 82 | 30.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.9 | .511 | .000 |
| 1993-94 | 81 | 32.5 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 1.0 | .555 | .000 |
| 1994-95 | 82 | 29.5 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 | .512 | .500 |
| 1995-96 | 70 | 23.9 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 | .500 | .667 |
| 1996-97 | 74 | 20.2 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | .537 | .000 |
| 1997-98 | 41 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | .503 | |
| Career | 1307 | 32.5 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 1.3 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the New Jersey Nets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
41–41proj record
+0.0net index
50off index
50def index
94pace
Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: —.
How his role moves
Primary forward role on a team grading 50 offense / 50 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
60 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
3× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Buck Williams
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
New Jersey Nets
Turning pro
Drafted 1981 as a Forward.
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Buck Williams is a retired retired standout. Relentless rebounding forward.
Chapter
He averaged 12.8 points, 10 rebounds and 1.3 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A retired standout and New Jersey Nets name.
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Williams's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
▶ Highlights landing soon
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 225 lbs
- College
- Maryland
- Experience
- 17th Season
- NBA debut
- 1981
- Draft
- 1981
- Jersey
- #52
Legacy
Relentless rebounding forward.
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The person
A retired retired standout and New Jersey Nets name.
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New Jersey Nets
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FAQ
Buck Williams — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Buck Williams, answered.
What were Buck Williams's career averages?
Buck Williams averaged 12.8 points, 10 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Is Buck Williams retired?
Yes — Buck Williams is a retired forward.
Buck Williams career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
