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This is insane! What’re the odds! Nobody from my school in its history has ever become a legend. How’d they get Williams and the Legend Moss at the same school at the same time. Love it!
White chocolate was a legend! Top players kept wanting to guard him just to see what tricks Jason was going to pull on them. He was so tricky that allstar defender Gary Payton intentionally tried to trip him out of frustration in stopping him. If he actually developed a consistent jumpshot along with his streetball skills, one of the TOP point guards ever. He was a pass first type of PG and one of the most entertaining players in the 90's and early 2000's.
Great reaction! 🔥 "White Chocolate" Jason Williams had a decent 12-year career: Drafted 7th in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, "White Chocolate" immediately was must-see TV with his flashy streetball playmaking style. J-Will, however (especially in his early years), was turnover prone, took a lot of low percentage shots (particularly ill-advised pull-up threes), and was a bit of a malcontent, which led the Kings to trade Williams to the Memphis Grizzlies. In Memphis, J-Will cleaned up the mistakes and matured to eventually become the serviceable starting point guard for the Dwyane Wade & Shaq-led Miami Heat team that won the 2006 NBA championship. J-Will was/is not an all-time great but he was helluva lot of fun to watch. If you fellas were spellbound by "White Chocolate," I look forward to when you two finally check out "Magic Johnson Ultimate Career Mixtape." Standing 6'9" in (2.06 m), Magic is considered the greatest point guard of all time and was the de-facto leader/maestro who orchestrated the fast break "Showtime Lakers" dynasty of the 1980s with his jaw-dropping, breathtaking, and unbelievable passes that resulted in five NBA titles by decade's end. Both Magic and Larry Bird are viewed as the two players that saved the NBA from foundering through their entertaining playing style(s), as well as their intense, legendary rivalry. The Bird-Magic rivalry revitalized the historic Celtics-Lakers rivalry and made the league/sport must-see Television for American viewers. Lastly, you guys must also check out "Michael Jordan Historic Bulls Mixtape-The Jordan Vault." The G.O.A.T. will not disappoint
This is an awesome comment, thank you so much for the info and the support. Magic is coming really soon and we’ve got the Jordon Mixtape earmarked. We’re just finishing The Last Dance on our Patreon first and then we’ll be doing the Mixtape on RU-vid 🙏
Excited for this vid! This man left an impression on a whole generation!! Gave us white boys hope!! LOL FYI - he did win with Shaq with the Miami Heat in 2006! That last one is the second most popular clip among actual NBA players. The first is when he made Gary Payton (considered the best point guard on defense) try to trip him because of his ball handling. Also, that elbow move was copied in an anime.
There are certain players that just do things differently from everyone else and you can’t help but be mesmerized. Jason Williams was one of those and for me, Kyrie Irving is the currently that guy. They’re just the kinds of players that you’ll never get tired of watching.
my boy white chocolate.. legend... 13 years in the league ,won a championship with miami in 06. d wade went crazy on the mavericks in that finals. i was happy he got a ring
I feel like if you could stop time at and moment in a game Jason Williams could tell you where all 9 other players are, where they are looking, and what direction they are moving. Dude was on another level with court vision.
As a guy who is almost as wide as I am tall , football is my game . I never really appreciated basketball ,but I did love rebounding and banging bodies under the boards
You would think his trademark was the behind the back, but his trademark was the elbow pass. The one where he put it behind his back and hit it with his other arm elbow, and it went back the other way. It made dudes brains malfuction.
Have to say it again, there are teams that play basketball and teams that play basketball on the highest level. A complete team game. Sheer poetry on the court. The Sacramento Kings in the early 2000s with Chris Webber, Peja Stojaković, Vlade Divac, Jason Williams and Mike Bibby were an absolute joy to watch. They did not win it all, but they made a great run of it. The lack of a title did not diminish the quality of their play. This was one of the greatest teams in NBA history. -As you can see by William's highlights alone, definitely worth a watch. And he was their 5th best player.
Now that you’ve done Jason Williams can we get the alley-oop king Jason Kidd? He has the 2nd most assists in NBA history and nobody is every gonna beat John Stocktons record.
He sure was fun to watch even if you weren’t a fan of the team there’s just a lot of other players that are just fun to watch and he is one of those!!!
I lived in Sacramento during this time was super exciting. Jason Williams rarely missed. They were usually making playoffs and they played in the Western Conference finals against the Lakers
Jason was a really good player. The Kings competed for Championships, but they had a few bad breaks. He did win a championship with Miami later in his career. All in all he had a pretty good career.
7:32 except it's not risky, it's calculated. Williams actually had a really good career turnover ratio, as good or better than conventional passers. Keep in mind he's not just doing these because they're flashy. You do a no look, or look away to try and get the defense to bite, to send them in another direction and open up the lane. It's similar to a pump fake or play action in football. Then you also have a behind the back pass, which makes it hard for the defense to predict what direction the pass is going. It's all about giving your guy as free of a look as possible.
Regarding Nick's point, Jason Williams made his share of bad plays but was not out of control. His assist-to-turnover ratio was 2.77, which is excellent, but nowhere near Chris Paul's 4.1 or John Stockton's 3.7. For reference, Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, and Isiah Thomas - three of the greatest point guards of all time - had similar assist-to-turnover ratios.
Jason Williams, especially early in his career, was essentially a street ball (i.e. AND-1 mixtape style) player who just happened to be good enough to do it in the NBA. His court vision and passing skills - especially in transition - were legitimately among the all-time best. Unfortunately, his ability to run an actual NBA offense in the half-court was nowhere near as polished. And, as you would probably guess after seeing his highlights, his play style was very much geared towards making the flashy play, which in turn made him a bit of a turnover machine as well as a significant liability on defense (as his tendency to take risks and gamble frequently resulted in him leaving his teammates hanging out to dry). At the end of the day though, he was one of the most entertaining players in the league for several years, and eventually matured into a solid two-way point guard capable of being a starter and significant contributor on a championship team. PS - If you guys don’t know what streetball is and/or have never seen any of the AND-1 streetball mixtapes, then a. I don’t know what you’ve been doing with your lives, and b. you absolutely need to check them out. A lot of the guys from those mixtapes are legends, with a couple of them even reaching the NBA (most notably Rafer Alston a.k.a. Skip 2 My Lou).
this package, i kept waiting for the of the elbow passes, jwill wasnt a super high over turnover guy, his flaws were other places. A little too confident of shooter, he was a solid shooter, but thought he was better then he was. And was a below average defender. He did eventually win a title as a starter with the Heat.
Jason Williams was fun to watch but bit of a liability for a team going for a title. Some fans discredit him too much for his ineffectiveness but he did bring some flair to Sacramento and had some good run in the playoffs. When Kings had shot at the title, they choose to go with more traditional PG Mike Bibby who has less turnovers and a far better shooter from expansion team Grizzlies who needed a star player and ticket attraction. He did win the Championship title one time with the Miami as a starting PG in a squad packed with superstars along with Shaq, D-Wade, Walker, Payton, Alonzo etc.
One of the iconic plays from Jason that wasn't in here, was when he made the pass with his forearm, bounced it off with his other hand. In my opinion, he might be the greatest ball handler ever. I know most will point to Magic but I think Jason took it to another level.
The videos you guys watch (other than Jomboy) are so frustrating. How the hell does this compilation not have his TV commercial featuring his amazing freestyle dribbling?
This won't make me very popular, but Jason Williams was not a good basketball player. He would have made an awesome Harlem Globetrotter, but as a point guard, he was below average. I'd rather have someone dependable who made good decisions. A lot of people love the guy, and those Kings teams were fun to watch, but he is insanely overrated due to compilation clips of him doing (admittedly amazing) tricks with the ball.
It’s been mentioned quite a few times to be fair in the comments. That he was a must see player, but not a good shooter! Still, have to say, absolutely loved the highlights 😅 I’ve still not recovered over that Elbow Pass
Williams took better care of the ball than you might think. His ast/to ratios were decent, especially later in his career. His overall turnover percentage wasn't horrible for a point guard, either.
you have to wonder how one may have influenced/shaped the game of the other and got each to the pros - considering they both played basketball _and_ football together.
Just found this out whilst going through the comments just now! See, this is why no matter how many comments we get, we always read all of them! Love bits like this. Cannot believe he went to High School with the Randy Moss. Appreciate the comment 🙏
He wasn't high risk at all. Pick almost any top guard (point or shooting) from the last 40 years, and Williams has a lower career turnover rate than almost all of them.
Jason Williams has said in the past that all of the moves that he did in the NBA were ones that he practiced previously. So, it took time to perfect his craft.
As a Sacramento native, I'm proud to say that Jason Williams helped to usher in the first era of relevance for our city. Fans traveled to our city to come see him. Kickstarted a big business book, and we have to thank him and the rest of the squad for a lot of attention. His passes were always underrated compared to his ball handling, his hand dribbling is comparable Lionel Messi's feet.
The best Jason Williams fact is in high school where he was possibly the second-best player on the floor at any time as he had a lanky 6'4 shooting guard by the name of Randy Moss to pass to And yes, it is THAT Randy Moss
As a Sacramento fan, he will always be one of my favorite Kings players ever! White Chocolate was such a fun guy to watch play and was a part of the Sacramento Kings teams that made me a fan of the franchise... something that has been both brutal and amazing over the last 20+ years. Would be cool to see you guys react to some of the Kings Beam Team stuff from last season when they finally broke their playoff drought. It was such a fun season and the beginning of what should finally be a great run of seasons for Sacramento again! Maybe checking out the crazy Kings-Clippers game or some of De'Aaron Fox's insane clutch play during the year.
In case you were wondering, his play style is heavily influenced by him playing “street ball,” which is an American subculture that highly values and prioritizes style over everything else. The entire purpose of a street game is to be as flashy and entertaining as possible. And1 is famous for its mixtapes of street games. It’s worth checking out if you found this interesting.
He went to High School with Randy Moss and they played on the basketball team together. So you can imagine his passing with Moss' athleticism. He won a championship in 2006 with the Heat.
the speed and accuracy of the passes are the most impressive bit to me. One thing to be flashy/creative, but to also have the quality, that's what makes it so impressive.
Check out Steve Nash and /or Pete Maravich. Pistol Pete is the all time college scoring champion and he was doing "Showtime" moves in the 70s. Nash won 2 MVPs...sick passer. Great job, White Chocolate is another legend.
Not surprised, yet another comment section spewing false statements. It is always assumed that he was a turnover machine, but he was not. He averaged nearly 3 assists for every one turnover for his career and that is really good.
Watching Jason Williams back then was like seeing Usain, Gretzky, Ali or Federer. Of course I'm not comparing the careers of these guys, my point is is that these guys had to be seen in person to fully appreciate their greatness. Jason put on a show every time he stepped on the floor. He wasn't a great outside shooter tho and that can be a liability because teams will often use the defender of a weak shooter to double teams other players. Teams used to leave Jason open for jumpers and he proved a poor shooter. I'm sure hundreds of these comments will mention the Jason Williams, Randy Moss connection. Fascinating to consider a 1% athlete like Randy Moss could probably have played in the NBA. Not sure how skilled Moss was in basketball but his athleticism and IQ would have been enough to make him effective. At 6'4 he would not have had the height advantage that helped him so much as an NFL receiver. In my opinion, Moss could easily be considered the GOAT.
Thank you Rich, love this info 🙏 I’ve also held Moss as possibly my favourite watch to date - Haven’t seen the Williams/Moss link yet but I’m just starting todays comments so I’ll keep an eye out 🤝
Have you guys ever heard of and1? It was a street basketball league that had relaxed rules which led to flashy play styles. Jason Williams who went by White Chocolate in the and1 league was the only player that also played in the NBA. You should check out the and1 mistakes or at least some highlight videos. Hot Sauce, White Chocolate, The Professor, Half Man Half Amazing, Main Event, AO ... etc. That's some of the players I remember being my favorites when I was in my teens.
When he was with the Kings they were in the western conference finals just about every year but the problem was Kobe and Shaq were with the Lakers at the time.
1: Yes, he did make most of those passes; he had a career 3:1 assist to turnover ratio, which is really good, and 2: yes, the teams he played for were consistently good, notably the Sacramento Kings during the beginning of their golden era, the Memphis Grizzlies when they had Pau Gasol, and the Miami Heat with whom he won a championship in 2006. After a brief retirement he returned with the Orlando Magic where he played an important support role, that team made the Eastern Conference Finals as well. His main weakness was he was a poor defender, and he was never an all-star. But he was a good player overall (just a tier below all-star in his prime IMO) and a legendary passer and showman. (FYI I'm from Sacramento so I watched his career closely from the beginning... our team was AWFUL before Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, JWill and Peja Stojakovic arrived and turned us into a juggernaut in the early 2000s.)
Jason Williams = Pure Basketball JOY I mean, look at your faces from 0:48-0:58 😂😂😂😂 ...For the record: his passes were ALWAYS 100% pin point accurate. Were his teammates ready for it? Not usually. Most of his passes hit his teammates right in the side of the head. 😂
Three things to know: 1. He did this all the time. His practice sessions would involve throwing behind-the-back passes over and over - hundreds of them a day - until he could throw them, not only accurately, but HARD. He'd throw them against a spring net right back to himself over and over. He'd then place a circle on the court and do the same thing, but bouncing the ball from different distances. He's gifted, no doubt, with incredible field of play instinct for where everyone was, his court awareness was second to none. But he deliberately practiced this stuff from childhood, through high school, through college, and throughout his time in the NBA. So to say these passes were normal, second-nature type stuff for him would be an understatement. 2. You asked how often he messed up and turned the ball over. The answer is: not often. He's a point guard, all point guards tur n the ball over, if only because they handle the ball more than anyone else on the court. A point guard's efficiency with the ball in their hands is measured most often by their Assist-to-Turnover ratio (A/T). Most of the best point guards average an A/T of about 3/1, or 3 assists to every turnover. Jason was just below that average, at 2.81/1 (4611 career assists to 1643 turnovers). There were better point guards, but not many, and none were nearly as entertaining. Jason's passes made OPPONENTS fans cheer, they knew the circus had come to town and they were there for the show. For a little while, Jason's jersey was the highest selling in the world after Michael Jordan retired. 3. He did win a championship. He was the point guard for the Miami Heat when they won the title in 2006, with Dwyane Wade and Shaq.
Well, to answer your question, Williams only averaged 2.1 turnovers per game for his career and 3.7 turnovers per 100 possessions. Whereas LeBron averaged 3.5 turnovers per game and 4.7 turnovers per 100 possessions, Magic Johnson averaged 3.9 turnovers per game and 5.0 turnovers per 100 possessions and all-time assist leader, John Stockton averaged 2.8 turnovers per game and 4.5 turnovers per 100 possessions. You can safely assume that he didn't miss the mark on his passes very often when he has better numbers for taking care of the ball than some of the best passers in the history of the game. He's highly underrated as a passer and leader of an offense.
I think the last one sums it up pretty well haha. You don’t earn the nickname “White Chocolate” in the NBA without having a ridiculous level handle. What separates Jwill was the court vision and ability to predict the future to a degree in terms of seeing his teammates and distracting the other defenders while really just delivering the ball on time for an easy layup. he played basketball like some people play the violin! Pinpoint and precision passing despite the theatrics (which were always incredible in terms of no look and behind the back in particular) He was also best directing the fast break when he turned the violin into an electric guitar! Haha. Career journeyman, his best days were certainly with the Sacramento Kings (vlade divac, Peja stojakavic, Chris Webber) but they always lost in the western conference finals to the lakers or the spurs in that era. Would recommend doing a watch on that kings team because they really had some talented playmakers. For Jwill though, he sorta bounced as a journeyman point guard. Always had a job because of his passing skill set but probably didn’t live up to the expected status of someone drafted 1st round, 7th overall. Also goes to show how smart the NBA is…he represented the showmanship and craftsmanship that ppl like to see as they view sports as entertainment. Cat could always ball lol as his passing style/creativity has influenced countless others. -cheers 🔥🍻🏀
J Will was on the 06 Miami Heat team that won the championship. Wade got mvp but that team was stacked with talent along with Shaq, Mourning, Gary Payton was J Will back up... that's how good they was and Gary a Hall Of Famer
The fact that the phrase 'successful behind the back, elbow pass' even exists is incredible. Who would even think of that? (Don't say Jason Williams. That's low fruit internet comedians. Come with something better.)
If he could have had a better shot he'd be one of the best players in history. So exciting to watch. So smooth. He shot just a smidgeon under 40%. Not bad, but if he shot 45% and god forbid 50% he'd be in the Top Three of all time.
Well said. The infinite trick shot. It's street culture, and art like nut megging someone in football. He played on many winning teams. But the defense was suspected, because people didn't like his Messi flash. Ty for doing this.
J Will, and I love him, is comparable to a player like Jay Jay Ochoca. When it came off, it was unreal. When it didn't, it looked bad. He couldn't real score but he was a hell of a passer. That Kings team was a hell of a lot of fun.
JWILL aka White Chocolate... absolute legend and we could need someone like him at todays game! BTW: he is still doing this stuff today... check the videos! ;)
He was part of the Kings rebirth in the late 90s and early 2000s but left right before they made the conference finals and got jobbed by the refs in 2002. He did win his first and only title when he was with the Shaq and D-Wade's Heat in 2006.
Jason Williams career assist-to turnover ratio was 2.77. That’s not a lot of turnovers. Magic Johnson, considered one of the best passers ever, was 2.89.
Imagine someone like me who grew up just a couple of hours from Jason Williams and Randy Moss. Moss was easily the best athlete in the state and could have gone to almost any college he wanted in basketball as well. Williams was often overlooked. But then you go to some small high school gymnasium one and see Williams throw a behind the back alley oop from beyond half court to a a streaking Moss who jumped up and threw it down over some poor guy who never had a chance. That is still the most athletic basketball play that I have seen in person.
He had bigs with great hands as well... Divac had famously good hands.. Webber as well... so fun to play with a dude like that, but he'll hit you in the face with the ball if you're not ready
He won a championship later in his career with the Miami Heat (Shaq and Wade). Some teams considered him too flashy (which made him expendable) but his main flaws were he was inconsistent as a scorer and a bit of a liability on defense. The best point guards are effecient scoring threats to open up scoring opportunities for his teammates.
