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New Jersey Nets Signed Jay Williams

Three years after a motorcycle accident that put his career in jeopardy, Jay Williams is getting a chance to return to the NBA with the New Jersey Nets. The player signed a new contract with the Nets on Thursday. He will be able to attend training camp and try out with the team. Contract terms were not immediately available, but the deal is not guaranteed.

Nets president Rod Thorn acknowledged this week that the accident has taken away some of Williams' athleticism skills, but, according to him, he can make up for that with his knowledge of the game. Over the past seven weeks Williams has been working out at the Nets' facility. According to the player the past training allowed him to improve significantly his running and jumps skills.

Williams is a native of Plainfield, which is only about 20 miles far from where the Nets play their home games. Williams led Duke to the national title as a sophomore in 2001 and was a two-time All-American and the 2002 Associated Press College Player of the Year. As a professional he has been ranked No. 2 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. Williams averaged 9.5 points, 4.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.15 steals in 75 games during the 2002-03 season. He was even named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team. But Williams' career appeared to end in 2003, when he crashed his brand new motorcycle into a light pole in Chicago, fracturing his pelvis and tearing knee ligaments and suffering nerve damage in his left leg. He was hospitalized for over 3 months. The Bulls eventually bought out his contract for about $3 million.